No roof is better than the quality of its installation. Asphalt roofing
materials are no exception. They are designed to give years of
service when applied carefully and correctly.
Asphalt roofing products are probably the casicst of all roofing
1ll;1teriais to insull. Even so, there :lIT certain procedures th:lt Illust
be followed to ensure the quality of the installation and of the roof
covering itself. These include undcrlayment installations, alignment
techniques and starter strip applications as well as various
methods of applying thc first and successive courses, fastcning the
nuteri;1ls to the deck and finishing the hips and ridges. All of these
points are discussed below in the order they would be encountered
in the field.
After the deck has been properly