Resheeting A Roof

When this is required and in order to meet code we must re sheet the roofing deck prior to installing any roofing material.

Resheeting a roof.

Call us at 509 535 1566 or use our contact form to have one of our roofing professionals contact you about your re sheeting needs. Most homeowners would probably ask is that important if your home was built before 1970 that answer is likely yes. Remove all of the shingles on the roof. The last course at the top may need to be rip cut if the roof is not in 4 foot increments.

This step is known as roof re sheeting. It is important here that the sheathing at the eave line be exactly perpendicular to the rafters so that the sheets will meet at the centers of the rafters. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. When doing a roof replacement project there s a chance that your contractors will propose to remove the existing roofing material and re sheet it with plywood.

This video includes safety tips money saving techniques and more. At some point in the lifetime of your roof your roofing contractor may inform you that your roof needs to be replaced. Pry the shingle from the roof. This is what is called re sheeting.

In discussing the options and other considerations you roofer may include resheeting your roof.