Roofing Starter Course

Continuing with the starter shingles.

Roofing starter course.

Owens corning starter strip shingle helps save time by eliminating the need to cut shingles to create a starter row. Used in conjunction with our standard leading edge plus starter armour starter provides extra thickness and protection between the shingle tabs of the first course of armourshake ensuring a beautiful roof appearance from bottom to top. Butt the edges together instead of overlapping them. Perforated down the center for easy separation.

That s because some roofing contractors try to use a cut up 3 tab strip shingle as the starter course on your roof. If you have selected iko s armourshake shingles for your roof you will need to use iko armour starter. If there are no starter shingles along the perimeter edge it would be extremely difficult to try to slide starter shingles in under the first course due to the fact the shingles are nailed along the tar line which is approximately 5 5 to 6 inches above the edge of the shingle. Place the shingle upside down on a sheet of plywood and use a straightedge to cut it 7 inches wide.

Often however a starter course is made of cut shingles. That s because some contractors try to use a cut up 3 tab strip shingle as the starter course on the roof. Includes a high quality properly positioned adhesive that will tightly lock your shingles in place to help prevent blow off. Pro start eave rake starter strip is a key part of the gaf smart choice roof system solution.

Pre cut eave rake starter strips are one of the most overlooked parts of a roofing system. Because this is the starter course the second course will be placed directly on top of it. Unfortunately cut up shingles may not have properly positioned adhesive to help reduce the risk of shingle blow off. After the first shingle has been placed on the roof set the second starter shingle next to it.

It is packaged two pieces per shingle 16 shingles per bundle. Since the starter shingles will be covered by the roof shingles it doesn t matter what color they are except in special situations see below. Unfortunately these cut up shingles may not have properly positioned adhesive to help reduce the risk of shingle blow off. You will use the portion with no tabs.

Starter shingles are the initial shingle products installed on the roof just before the first course of the finish shingles which will comprise the visible parts of the roof. Using a pre cut eave rake starter strip will provide a cost effective alternative to using cut up shingles as your starter course.