How To Wire A Roof

Asphalt shingle bundles are actually sealed in packages the term bundle comes from wooden shingles which actually came tied up with wire in bundles.

How to wire a roof.

Measure your roof and buy appropriately. Plug it into a gfi outlet. Run zigzags to create 15 wide triangles running the cable from the overhang to the warm area of your roof. Lay the starter row of metal shingles at the drip edge and affix to the roof with metal roofing nails.

Install new flashing metal flashing is often called drip edge along the bottom of the roof near your gutters. Measure the length of your roof line. Project step by step 15 roll out the self stick underlayment. The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h.

Then pull off the. Nail the drip edge in place using your hammer and roofing nails. Most metal shingles will be attached to the roof using metal shingle. Peel off the bottom backing.

Place tools and materials in a bucket and use a rope to lift the bucket to the roof. This is only practical if the delivery can be timed to the point where the old roof is removed and the tar paper laid down. Measure the length and width of the individual sections of the roof multiplying them together to determine the area. Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge.

Some lumber yards will deliver the shingles to the roof top for an extra charge. If the eave overhang is 12 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement determined in step 1 by 4. Stick on the underlayment. Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water.

Measure the depth of the eave overhang from the edge of the roof not the gutter straight back to the outside wall. Running wiring from the roof is generally not a plug and play affair and will require some auto electrical knowledge in selecting suitable wiring gauge and the joining or termination of wires due to the extended length of wiring required in addition to the supplied wiring harness. If the eave is between 12 and 24 inches deep multiply the roof line measurement by 5 3. Secure the roof cable with brackets affixed to each shingle where the roof cable bends.

Run the end of the roof cable along the inside of your gutter and down the gutter s downspout.