Using Asphalt Shingles on a Low Slope Roof
Ask Danny, Roofing by Danny Lipford
I just bought a house with a roof section that has a 1 to 2 inch pitch, should I use rubber roofing or are shingles acceptable? -Mike
Mike,
The usual slope for asphalt shingles is a 4” or greater rise for every horizontal foot of run. A 3” per foot slope is considered low, but may be acceptable if a double layer of felt is used. Some building codes allow as low as a 2” slope with asphalt shingles if additional steps are taken. For anything less than that, you should use a roofing material specifically made for low slope roofs.
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February 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Hi, enjoy your show every Sunday morning. I have a doublewide mobile home and the front of the cabinets are made of compressed cardboard with contact type paper over it, they are in bad shape and I can’t replace them, I would like to paint them but what would I do to prep them and what kind of paint would I use? Thanks for your interest Lucy
December 5th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Hello,I have spray painted a home and the new roof shingles has overspray on them.I have used a cleaner that seems to have burned a small area.Is there a spray paint or something I can use to apply lightly to cover up the white that is on a dark (driftwood)color?
March 31st, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I have a low slope roof 3-5,one layer of shingles it is pooling on edges. What should i do to solve this problem