Align the first shingle squarely with the roof and lay it into place.
Nail trough shinglea on gambrel roof.
Lay the first asphalt shingle at an outer corner of the lowest sloping face of the gambrel roof.
Then use a nail gun to secure the shingle to the decking.
When nailing shingles proper penetration into the roof deck is essential to ensure the nail and shingle remain secure.
Remove any shingle with exposed nails and replace it with a new shingle.
Use a nail gun to secure the shingle to the decking with three nails through the upper nondecorative portion of the shingle.
However make sure that you do not nail into the tar strip.
For all owens corning shingles roofing nails should penetrate into the wood deck by a minimum of inch or completely through the roof deck by a minimum of 1 8 inch.
Nail length roofing nails should be long enough to penetrate the roofing material and go 19 mm into osb solid wood plywood or non veneer wood decking or through thickness of decking whichever is less.
Covering the exposed nail with any type of roof cement or caulk is not a permanent repair and will be excluded from coverage under gaf s limited warranties.
Step 3 lay the next asphalt shingle next to the first one.
This will hold the shingle securely into place.
Step 2 complete first row.
Also place a nail 2 inches from each end of the shingle in line with the other two.
General guidelines for nailing shingles.
In all use four nails per 3 tab shingle.
Lay the first shingle start by laying the first asphalt shingle to the outer corner of the lowest slopping face of the gambrel roof.
To secure the shingle and all remaining shingles you need to use the nail gun to insert three evenly spaced nails through the uppermost portion of the shingle.