My first job out of high school was roofing .. and that is what we used also .. Stanley hook blades .. boss used to buy them by the hundredsi worked roofing years ago. we used a razor knife with a hook on the tip.
don't forget to measure the roof, then pop your guide lines to help keep the runs straight.
Around here it is just called ice barrier. It works great and for the cost it is cheap insurance.Put down eave guard on the eaves and in the valleys. It is self-sealing and will prevent leaks should you have any ice damming.
There should be a special jail with a workshop full of dull and broken tools set aside for tool abuse perps!It may sound strange but when I did my shed I let the ends hang over then went back and trimmed them all with some snips... I used the Wiss style tin snips. I leave about 3/4 of an inch of overhang past the edging. Works great.
Actually I was wondering if something like that would work quicker and easier than cutting each shingle. I know I know it is abusing the tool but if its easier and does a good job I may go for it.It may sound strange but when I did my shed I let the ends hang over then went back and trimmed them all with some snips... I used the Wiss style tin snips. I leave about 3/4 of an inch of overhang past the edging. Works great.
If you do it this way do you have to cut less shingles to length or do you do this because you prefer the look?I prefer to lace the shingles in the valley rather than cut it back on both sides.
Call it abuse if you must but for $15 I'll do the job quicker and I can throw them away when I'm done if I have to... (which I didn't) saved them for the next roof job. You don't have to use the Wiss ones either you can use the ones that look like big scissors. The hook blades do work but this is quicker that's all... do a search on google I'm not the only one abusing snips for this... search asphalt shingle snips.Actually I was wondering if something like that would work quicker and easier than cutting each shingle. I know I know it is abusing the tool but if its easier and does a good job I may go for it.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I knew I could count on you. Do the hooked blades fit in the regular razor knifes? I am guessing I will need quite a few of them before I finish. I know I went through a load of the regular razor blades the last time I did a roof. Do the hooked ones last longer from the abuse of cutting the shingles?
Andy
