roof shingle question

[johnday]

bell; Use a hookblade from underneath and use the dripedge as your guide. As far as water getting under the shingles, I don't think thats an issue. The drip edge should have installed directly on the roof sheathing, then a 3' wide strip of icegaurd,[self adhereing bituminous strip] is placed over that, then the shingles. If you can get water between the sheathing and that strip, you've got a bigger problem. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

johndays helpful hint #1; Dont trim the roofing in the heat of the day. They'll be soft, and all you'll do is make a mess of them. Wait until the cool of the evening. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bellweather]

Thanks for the suggestion. Over the weekend I trimmed one side of the garage (30') using a pair of shears...it was slow-going and required a lot of effort. I've got those dimension shingles and in some places it's 3 layers thick. I'm still considering the circ saw option. I'll try the hook blade first, just to see how well it works.

 

[johnday]

bell; Glad to help! Know what you mean about the dimensional shingles. Another thing about them, they make bad roofers look good!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Don't think I'd have any other kind. LOL /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Tom_H]

I roofed all 3 of my buildings myself with dimensional shingles. The tar cuts more easily when warm and soft, but it also will rip and tear easily then too. As I have hot summer days but cold summer nights, the shingles could only be scored in the morning, BUT they would then snap a crisp line. I let the ends run wild on one of my out buildings. A friend who is a contractor told me to wait until it was cold and use the circular saw with abrasive or plywood blade to trim the end. I never got around to it, but this came from a guy I'd match against Tom Silva any day.

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The bozos who installed my roof left way too much shingle hanging over the eve, making it very difficult to clean gutters. I want to trim back the shingles a bit but am unsure of the best approach. I am considering using my Skill saw with an abrasive blade. I assume cutting by hand with some kind of a knife will be way too laborious. Any thoughts? Thanks )</font>
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They should have used drip edge.