In order for the roof covering to last as long as possible, the laying of soft tiles must be carried out in accordance with the installation rules developed for this material. Each manufacturer has their own installation instructions, but in general, the basic installation rules are the same.
Installation conditions
Installation instructions for bitumen tiles regulate temperature regime work with material. Laying is recommended to be carried out at an air temperature above +5 °C. Shingles - the elements that make up a flexible tiled roof, are connected to the surface of the base not only with metal fasteners, but also thanks to a special self-adhesive layer on the underside. High adhesion and tightness of the mounted coating is ensured by heating from sunlight - the shingles are reliably soldered to the base and to each other.
If the installation of shingles is carried out in cool weather, the adhesion of the sheets may not be strong enough. To heat the adhesive layer of the shingle, you can use a hot-air burner (building hair dryer). It is also practiced laying material on bituminous mastic. But there may be difficulties with the installation of the ridge coating, since the material needs to be bent. In cold weather, bituminous shingles become more rigid and brittle, and in the process of giving the shingle the desired shape, microcracks may appear in the material.
If roofing work has to be carried out in cool weather, the packages with tiles should be kept in a warm closed room for about a day.
If it is necessary to lay roofing from bituminous piece material in frost, a small enclosed space is arranged on the roof of the structure - a rack frame is mounted, covered plastic wrap. Heat guns are used to create the required temperature inside a limited volume.
Base for roofing
Under the base for the installation of a bituminous piece roof is meant rafter system with a full frame. To ensure the proper functioning of the roofing cake, with inside rafter legs, a vapor barrier membrane is mounted. From the outside, a heater is laid and a diffusion membrane is attached, which removes moisture from the heat-insulating layer and does not let it inside. Along the rafter legs, the slats of the counter-lattice are stuffed over the membrane.
Laying soft tiles requires an even solid base made of edged or tongue-and-groove boards or sheet materials - OSB boards, moisture-resistant plywood. Humidity of the material for the crate should not exceed 20%.
Sheet material is laid with the long side parallel to the eaves. Boards must span at least two runs and be attached to each rafter leg. The joining of the crate elements is carried out on a support, while the joints of adjacent rows of the crate should be located on different supports.
It is important to leave a deformation seam between the elements of the crate - wood materials change their linear dimensions under the influence of temperature and moisture.
Roofing cake, which includes shingles, should be well ventilated. This will significantly reduce the formation of ice on the surface in winter period, as the transfer of heat from the premises of the house to the roofing will decrease. In summer, the ventilation gap, the height of which should be at least 5 cm, reduces the temperature inside the roofing pie, as a result of which the attic room overheats less. In order for air circulation to be sufficient to remove moisture from the inside of the roof, special holes are left in the lower part of the roof (in the filing of overhangs), and an exhaust duct is equipped in the ridge.
Lining layer
Installation of flexible tiles requires the use of a special lining material. Piece bituminous coating is used on pitched roofs with a slope angle of at least 12 °. If the slope of the slopes is 12-30 °, a waterproofing lining is attached to the entire surface of the continuous crate. A slope angle of more than 30° requires the installation of waterproofing material in the valleys, along the eaves, above the chimney pipes and ventilation slopes, at the junction of the roof to the walls, around the attic windows. This allows you to reliably protect places where there is a high probability of accumulation of snow and ice.
The principle of installation of the lining layer depends on its features. The composite material of polymer film and bituminous filler is self-adhesive: it is carefully laid on the crate and rolled to ensure tight adhesion and remove possible bubbles. Polyester waterproofing material is laid using bituminous mastic and is additionally fastened in the upper and side parts with a 20 cm step with nails with wide flat heads, which are then processed with mastic. The lining layer is formed from strips of rolled material laid parallel to the eaves. Longitudinal overlap should be 100 mm, transverse - 200 mm.
The technology of laying soft tiles provides for certain principles for installing the lining in places of probable leaks. The width of the waterproofing layer is:
- for valleys - 500 mm from its axis in each direction;
- for the ridge - 250 mm each;
- for end and cornice overhangs - 400 mm.
To ensure the tightness of the overlap places, they are coated with bituminous mastic.
Mounting planks
To protect the crate from rain moisture, gable and cornice strips are mounted. Installation of cornice strips (droppers) is performed on top of the lining layer. The instruction requires the installation of elements with an overlap of at least 200 mm. Fasteners should be arranged in a zigzag (staggered pattern) with a step of 10 cm. Gable strips are designed for the ends of roof slopes. Fastening is also carried out using roofing nails installed in 10 cm increments.
The waterproofing carpet of the valley is laid after the installation of the planks on the slopes. The color of the carpet is selected taking into account the color of the shingles. The material is fixed with nails in 10 cm increments. If there are vertical structures on the roof slopes, a waterproofing coating is also laid around them.
If the arrangement of the chimney passage through the roof is planned to be carried out after the installation of the finish coating, when planning the roof, the place where it will be located should be noted.
How to properly prepare the roofing system for the installation of soft tiles can be found in the thematic video.
Installation of roofing material
First of all, eaves tiles are laid - a special element of a soft piece roof. Not all manufacturers offer special tiles for the cornice overhang. In this case, it is required to use a strip of material that is cut out from an ordinary shingle - the petals are cut from it. Stepping back from the cornice overhang 2 cm, the resulting elements are glued.
Before starting installation on the roof, markings must be applied. The chalk lines indicating the arrangement of the rows of material make it possible to lay the shingles strictly parallel to the eaves. The vertical line indicates the middle of the slope. To make the roof look aesthetically pleasing, the coating is mounted from bituminous tiles, taken at random from several packs. This allows you to level the differences in the shades of the material.
Laying of shingles starts from the middle of the overhang of the eaves - the shingles are mounted to the right and left of the first one. The protective film from the elements of the roofing is removed immediately before installation. The shingles are pressed tightly against the base, and then additionally secured with roofing nails driven in above the groove: 4 pieces for each shingle.
If the angle of the roof slope exceeds 45°, it is recommended to use 6 nails each for fastening curly bituminous tiles.
The first row of shingles is located in such a way that their lower edge is 10-15 mm higher than the lower edge of the cornice shingles. Laying is carried out with the expectation that the petals of the bituminous elements cover the joints of the eaves shingles. The petals of subsequent rows with their tip should be above the cutouts of the previous layer or at their level. In places where the shingles adjoin the gable strips, the material is cut off along the edge of the roof, the edges are glued using bituminous mastic, and they must be smeared by 10 cm.
In order not to damage the bottom layer of the tile, when cutting off excess material, place a small plank or piece of plywood under its edge.
Arrangement of the valley
Installation of tiles requires a special approach to creating a reliable and durable design of the valley. Before laying ordinary tiles, a waterproofing lining is mounted under the valley, to which the flexible tiles are melted with a hot air gun or fixed using bitumen-polymer mastic.
Work on the arrangement of the valley should begin with a slope with a more gentle angle of inclination or a slope with a shorter length.
On the slope opposite the chosen one, parallel to the axis of the valley, at a distance of 30 cm from it, a line should be drawn. The shingles that reach this line from the first slope (with an overlap of the valley axis) are cut along the line and fixed with mastic or melted with a hot air gun. All shingles coming from a gentle (or short) slope are mounted in this way. Then a line is drawn on this slope, parallel to the axis of the valley and 10 cm from it. The shingles that reach the line from the side of the opposite slope are cut exactly along the line, and their upper corners should be cut to approximately 60 °.
Roofing nails can be used at a distance of at least 30 cm from the axis of the valley. Therefore, when arranging it, the material should be glued or welded.
Ridge coating
Laying of the ridge coating is carried out after the installation of ordinary tiles. For these purposes, cornice elements can be used. In other cases, the material is cut from ordinary shingles:
- if shingle petals have rectangular shape, they are cut off, and the remaining wide strip is mounted on the ridge;
- the shingles that form a pattern of hexagons during laying are cut into hexagonal fragments, from which the ridge coating is made.
To simplify and secure work with the roof ridge, scaffolds should be mounted.
Straight strips are heated with a hot air gun, bent along the axis and laid on the ridge with an overlap of 50 mm. Fixation of each strip is carried out on 4 nails.
Soft roofing is an excellent replacement for traditional roofing materials. Its advantages include low weight, flexibility, low cost, as well as ease of installation.
Traditional roofing materials such as asbestos-cement slate, shingles and galvanized steel require several people to install. The construction of a roof from these materials took a lot of time.
The soft roof is devoid of these shortcomings. In the construction market, it is presented not only as a piece material, but also as a rolled material. Further in the article, we will talk about how to install a soft roof with your own hands.
Soft roofing is also sometimes called bituminous tiles, since bitumen is its basis. However, this material should not be taken lightly. It has practically nothing to do with ruberoid. Soft roofing is durable roofing material having a long service life. It is much stronger than traditional roll roofing materials.
Bituminous roofing is made using the latest technologies. Therefore, it has many advantages. Such material is resistant not only to high temperatures, but also to low ones.
Soft tile "Shinglas" is produced by the company "TechnoNIKOL". The service life of such tiles is 10 - 55 years. The roof, made of modern soft tiles, does not tear, and also does not lose its properties during temperature changes. During manufacture, all kinds of modifiers are added to the material, which increase its bending strength.
Also soft tile has the following features:
- In the process of making tiles, bitumen is melted with oxygen. Thanks to this, the melting point reached one hundred and ten degrees Celsius.
- Flexible tiles are reinforced with fiberglass. Due to this, the material becomes more durable.
- The composition of the upper layer of the material includes stone dressing. It performs a decorative and protective function.
Obviously, shingles are durable and durable material. It is not at all difficult to lay and operate such a tile. However, in order to properly install a soft roof, it is necessary to carefully analyze the main stages of work.
Shingles dimensions
The soft tile is piece roofing material. Its length is 100 centimeters, and its width is 33 centimeters. The canvas has small size, so one person can lay this material.
Externally, the flexible tile looks like a classic. Each web of material is divided into four parts. Each part has the shape of a geometric figure.
It is necessary to lay this material on a pre-prepared base. For this, a continuous crate is made. As a material for the crate, as a rule, sheets of plywood are used.
Also, a “carpet” is placed under the shingles, which minimizes the negative impact on the roofing material and provides additional waterproofing.
Preparation of tools and materials
As mentioned above, the installation of a soft roof can be done alone. Before laying, it is necessary to prepare the following materials and tools:
- Mounting knife;
- Mastic;
- Hammer;
- sealant;
- End and cornice strips;
- Master OK;
- Roofing mop;
If the roofing is being laid in cold weather, a gas burner will also be required.
Soft roof insulation
The heat-insulating layer is attached from the street side. It should be noted that the first sheets must be laid between the rafters. However, before that, it is necessary to make a rough sheathing on the inside of the roof.
Optimal Thickness thermal insulation material is 20 centimeters. Next, the counter beam is installed and another layer of heat insulator is carried out.
The waterproofing layer is overlapped parallel to the roof eaves. The overlap should be fifteen centimeters. Also, approximately 15 centimeters of waterproofing should additionally go beyond the thermal insulation contour. To fix the membrane, use construction stapler. Waterproofing joints are glued with self-adhesive tape.
Foundation preparation
The base for the roofing material must be extremely strong. She shouldn't bend. The base can be made from the following materials:
- OSB boards;
- Plywood;
- Tongue-and-groove boards, the width of which is 10 centimeters.
If the base is made in winter, then gaps of 3 mm must be left between the seams of the material. If the base is made of boards, then the gap should be 5 millimeters.
Arrangement of the ventilation gap
Ventilation is very important for the roof of a building. It manages to avoid high humidity and reduce the amount of ice accumulating on the roof during the winter months. Ventilation also lowers the temperature inside the roofing "pie" during the summer months.
The composition of high-quality ventilation includes the following elements:
- valves that provide fresh air;
- Ventilation outlet;
- Air gap. It should be between the waterproofing and the base of the roof. The gap should be 50 mm wide.
The ventilation area directly depends on the angle of the roof slope. With a roof slope of more than 25 degrees, the area of \u200b\u200bthe hole should be made 8 square centimeters. If the slope of the roofing does not exceed 25 degrees, then the opening area should be 16 square centimeters.
The importance of a liner
The lining is a special bituminous material. It is mounted around the perimeter of the entire roof.
Laying should be done from the bottom up. You need to start from the roofing cornices. During the installation of the material, an overlap of 10 centimeters is performed. As fasteners, ordinary nails are used. They should be driven in every 20 centimeters.
If the angle of the roof slope does not exceed 18 degrees, then the lining material should be fixed only on the overhangs of the cornices, the ridge, the junction with the wall and near the chimney.
If the slope of the roof does not exceed 12 degrees, then it is not advisable to lay a soft roof.
Fastening the slats
Eaves levels (droppers) fasten on eaves of a roof. They protect the material from precipitation. They can be installed directly on the gasket material. Planks are fastened with an overlap of two centimeters. Roofing nails should be used as fasteners. They are hammered in a zigzag pattern along the entire cornice plank.
Gable strips are mounted on the ends of the roof. They should also be fastened with an overlap of 2 centimeters. Nails are hammered at intervals of 10 centimeters.
After installing all the planks, the valley carpet is laid. This item greatly improves the waterproof performance. It is important to note that the color of the valley carpet must match the color of the roofing. The carpet should be fixed at the edges with nails in ten centimeter increments. Then you can lay a soft roof. Let's consider step by step the technology of installation of shingles.
Laying cornice soft tiles
Eaves tiles should be laid on planks previously installed on roof overhangs. The fixing of the roofing material is carried out by means of galvanized nails. They should be hammered into the bottom and top edge of the material. In this case, the indentation from the edges should be 25 millimeters.
To save money, you can install an ordinary one instead of a cornice tile. However, in this case, you will have to cut out the tiles. To do this, you will need to trim the shingle petals. Laying the material in such a situation is carried out end-to-end at a distance of 20 millimeters from the overhang.
Installation of an ordinary flexible tile
First of all, it should be noted that tiles may differ in color, even if they are from the same batch. Therefore, it is advisable to mix several packages of roofing material before installation.
Installation of shingles starts from the center of the roof overhang. Cloths are stacked on both sides.
It is necessary to remove the protective film from the tiles immediately before laying. Roofing material is fixed with nails (4 pieces for each shingle). If the slope of the roof is more than 45 degrees, then it is recommended to use 6 fasteners.
The edges of the first row of material should recede 10-15 millimeters from the edges of the cornice overhang. The joints between the tiles are covered with petals.
Laying the second row of shingles is carried out in the same way. However, here the petals overlap the notches of the previous one.
Exactly the same procedure is performed in the valley. First, the shingles are cut in such a way that a strip 15 centimeters wide is obtained, and then the edges are coated with glue by 7-8 centimeters.
Trimming roofing material is best done on a piece of plywood. Otherwise, you can cause damage to the layer below.
Laying ridge tiles
First of all, you need to prepare the scaffolds. They make it easy to do installation work with a roof ridge.
Installation of bituminous tiles is carried out with an overlap. To fix each shingle, you need to use 4 nails. The overlap of the roofing material should be approximately 5 centimeters. It is important to note that the installation of ridge tiles is carried out only after laying the ordinary.
To get a ridge tile, it is necessary to cut the eaves at the places of perforation. Then you need to bend each element and lay it in a short part along the roofing ridge.
Arrangement of passages and junctions in the roof
Roof penetrations can be made in a number of ways. You can use rubber seals if the hole diameter is small. This method is used for antennas and other communications. Passages for chimney pipes are carried out differently. Heat and expansion must be taken into account here.
First of all, a triangular-shaped rail is nailed along the perimeter of the junction of the roofing and the pipe. As a rule, a rail with a section of 5x5 cm is used for this. Then you need to glue the overlaps of the gasket material with glue and lay it.
It should be noted that the adjoining of the roof to the vertical walls is carried out in exactly the same way. There is only one difference - the triangular rail is attached along the wall.
Video about the installation of shingles:
Technology of installation of a soft roof from euroroofing material
Euroroofing material is a built-up roll material. He, like shingles, refers to a soft roof. Euroruberoid differs from shingles in that it can be used as a roofing material for a flat roof.
Base for roofing material
Euroruberoid should be laid on a solid and dry base. It must be cleaned of dirt and dust before laying the roofing. The basis can be concrete plates or monolithic floors. But for this they must have a drain and a cement-sand screed.
Also, roofing material can be welded on OSB-plates. The base prepared for laying the roof is treated with bitumen-polymer mastic. It is sold in a ready-to-use state or as a concentrate. If the euroroofing material will be laid on the old roofing, then mastic is not required.
You can find out the complete drying time of the mastic on its packaging. Do not lay roofing material ahead of time. Otherwise, the quality of the roof will suffer greatly.
Laying of roofing material should be started from the drain line (from below). This line is parallel to the slope line. For this reason, the flowing precipitation will not fall on the joints of the strips of roofing material.
Euroroofing material laying
The roll of roofing material must be unwound so that there are no folds on it. Then it needs to be tightened properly. To fix one edge of the euroruberoid, it is necessary to heat it up with a burner until the indicator film melts. Then the edge of the roofing material must be glued to the base. When the edge hardens, the unwound euroroofing material will again curl up to a fixed place.
At the next stage of installation of a soft roof, the fusing itself is performed. To do everything right, you must follow the following rules for arranging a soft roof made of euroroofing material:
- It is strictly forbidden to overheat the roofing material. Otherwise, you will need to purchase a new one. When overheated, the roofing material stops sticking.
- The finished roof surface should not have voids, black spots and places without a special protective dressing. Roofing, made with high quality, is always homogeneous.
- We should not forget about the overlap when laying euroroofing material. It must be at least 10 centimeters. As a guide, you can use a special strip applied along the entire length of the sheet of roofing material.
Particular attention should be paid to problem areas of the roof: parapets, ventilation ducts and other elements located on the roof of the building. Roofing mastic should be applied to these areas, which, after drying, has the same protective properties as roofing material.
Joints where snow can get in during the winter months should also be treated. For roofs with a large slope angle, snow retainers should be installed. To prevent ice in the winter, it is necessary to properly install drips and drainage systems.
The installation technology of a soft roof made of euroroofing material differs from the technology of laying bituminous tiles. However, in both cases, it is necessary to clean the roof from debris and foreign objects upon completion of installation work. Otherwise, the roofing material may deteriorate at the points of contact with these objects.
Video on how to install soft roll roofing do it yourself:
Summing up
Roofing from flexible tiles can be done by hand. To perform installation work, you do not need to purchase expensive equipment. All you need is normal builder's tools. Even the installation of roof aerators does not create great difficulties. The main thing in this business is to follow the safety rules.
It is best to start laying shingles in hot sunny weather. Then the shingles will fuse and create a single surface. Soft roofing will last much longer if you lay the lining material, as well as the hydro- and vapor barrier layer.
Thanks to good performance characteristics becoming more and more popular flexible tile or as it is also called soft roof, all the work can be done by hand, which will significantly save the budget. The cost of the material itself is several times cheaper than other roof coverings.
The structure of the soft roof
IN construction guides it is called bituminous sheets sprinkled with multi-colored crumbs. Flexible tiles are produced in the format of a rectangular sheet with one-sided curly cutouts of a complex and simple shape, where the relief is based on a rectangle, oval or polyhedron.
Material structure multilayer, the order of the layers is as follows:
The thickness of the soft roof varies between 3-4 mm - depending on the manufacturer and is rich colors. Installation of flexible tiles is carried out on a prepared plywood or tile surface.
Advantages and disadvantages of coverage
Before starting installation, weigh the strengths and weak sides material to be prepared for various surprises.
The presence of characteristic differences in the material in the direction of advantages or disadvantages does not categorically indicate that a soft roof should be used or not.
Installation instructions and requirements for it
The instruction steps will help you learn how to install shingles. They must be adhered to facilitate the work process and guarantee a quality result after its completion.
The installation of flexible tiles requires a clear execution of the instructions due to the complexity of the process and the need for experience, as well as special knowledge in the construction industry. At the time of laying, you need to make intervals between constituent parts lathing, observe the optimal linear parameters of the underlying surface.
Minimum allowable slope value when laying flexible tiles with your own hands - 12 degrees, but the underlying surface must be even and solid. Moisture index building material it is desirable that it does not exceed 20% of its total weight.
Installation of a soft roof includes several sequential operations.
Fasteners of the base layer and underlying coating.
As an underlying carpet for a soft roof, flooring made of boards or plywood is used, protecting the roof from leaking. If the roof slope does not exceed 30%, the lining layer is made continuous. When the degree values of the angles are large, the flooring is attached only in especially dangerous places - where the cornice, the end of the structure is located.
Installation of the underlying surface start from the bottom of the slope, gradually moving to the top. The flooring is overlapped with a width of 0.1 m. This allows you to protect the surface from leakage. Nails with an interval of 0.2 m and glue act as clamps. Glue seals the surface, and nails fix it. After fastening the underlying surface under the tiles, the process of installing a drainage system begins.
Installation of cornices.
Installation of cornice overhangs is done in order to it is better to fix the gutter for the drain. Then sheets of steel are laid on top of the underlying layer on them and on the end. The main thing is to overlap with a width of 20 mm. Are fixed steel sheets with the help of special nails, nailing them in a zigzag with a step of 0.1 m. In the section for racks, the interval between the clamps is 3 cm - necessarily more in thickness than 2 sheets.
markup.
It is preliminary recommended to make markup, which will be guideline in the installation process flexible tiles - the instruction implies this stage primarily for beginners in such a business, but experienced craftsmen also do not hurt to make sure just in case. It is carried out directly on the roof using ordinary chalk.
Due to the small size of the rows, they tend to move to the side during execution. construction works. On a large surface, this is very noticeable, and then the design will not be entirely strong if all the parameters are not observed exactly.
From the bottom up, better closer to the edge, you need to draw a pair of parallel straight lines so that the segment between them is 0.5 m long. In the perpendicular direction from them, straight lines are drawn for rows at intervals of 0.25 m.
Laying a soft roof and fixing it.
Installation of flexible tiles starts from the extreme section of the slope - from below:
By following the instructions, as well as acquiring skills in self-laying tiles, you can not only save money on installing the roof, but also learn how to do it correctly so that the roof is resistant to deformation and the influence of climatic factors. All in your hands!
It is unlikely that there will be such an owner who refuses to have the roof of his house covered with reliable, but at the same time affordable roofing material. And if you plan your own installation correctly, the structure will not only be well protected from possible damage and bad weather, but will also significantly save a significant amount of money.
Similar qualities are possessed by an innovative material, which is a flexible tile with a bituminous base (it is also called roofing tiles). Of course, such a roof cannot be called the easiest for self-manufacturing. However, it is not the most difficult either. One has only to understand the technological intricacies of installation, and the high-quality performance of such work will be quite real.
innovative material
The flexible tile represents the small sizes flat sheets. This one has one curly edge. Its basis, as a rule, is fiberglass or fiberglass. However, there are types that are made on organic cellulose, that is, felt. The basis of such a roofing material is coated on both sides with an impregnating composition, the main component of which is bitumen.
The front part of the flexible tile is sprinkled with a basalt granulator painted in a certain color. Sometimes mineral chips act as a dye. This or that color of a tile is given by special technologies thanks to which it remains within many decades. The powder present on the roofing tile makes it more beautiful view, and also protects the surface from various atmospheric phenomena, increases its wear resistance and neutralizes the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation.
Sometimes it happens that in some places the dressing simply disappears. Such a defect occurs only with materials from the economy segment, moreover, it is easy to eliminate it with glue and mineral chips of the appropriate color.
Positive characteristics and disadvantages
Flexible tiles can be laid on single and multi-pitched roofs. Due to the fact that this material is small in size and has plasticity, it is simply indispensable for the arrangement of roofs of complex shapes (multi-pitched, domed, round). In addition, this coating looks great on buildings of various styles of architecture.
Among positive qualities flexible tiles can be distinguished:
- durability (about 30 years);
- significant range operating temperature, which allows the use of such material in both southern and northern countries;
- resistance to ultraviolet radiation;
- undemanding to special care;
- ease of installation, which allows you not to involve specialists;
- light weight, which can easily withstand the rafters of a small section;
- a small amount of waste remaining after installation;
- high degree of maintainability;
- good adaptability to the change in the geometry of the building that occurs during its shrinkage;
- the ability to withstand strong gusts of wind (with additional reinforcement by 6 nails);
- good heat-saving and soundproofing properties;
- resistance to acids, as well as to the negative effects of lichens, mosses and fungi.
Among the shortcomings are:
- high price;
- greater consumption of materials required for arranging the crate.
How to get started with roofing?
Soft material for roofs is used for slopes with a slope above 12 percent. If the roof is flatter, then there is a high probability of leakage at the joints. How to lay flexible tiles in this case, if there is a desire to use it?
With small slopes of the roof, it is necessary to spread a continuous special lining carpet on the crate, which helps protect the top layer from moisture.
In recent years soft material gained great popularity. However, not all developers know how to lay shingles. The instruction for its installation explains that such material should be placed on the crate, which differs from the usual one arranged for metal tiles or ondulin.
A kind of foundation designed for flexible tiles is Mauerlat. The truss system is based on it.
How to lay flexible tiles? It should be borne in mind that these do not like bumps, height differences, unnecessary bends and protruding nails. In this regard, the Mauerlat bars must be laid strictly horizontally. At the same time, for the lines that connect the ends of the Mauerlats at the ends of the building, an angle of 90 degrees must be observed.
How to lay flexible tiles? For it, it is necessary to prepare either a solid base, or knock down a crate with gaps of no more than 0.5 cm. This is where the difference between this system and any similar one ends. Otherwise, an exemplary roofing pie made of flexible tiles consists of a vapor barrier film laid on the rafters, on top of which a heater follows. Next, a waterproofing film, OSB board and underlayment are placed on the roof. The whole structure is completed with a soft roofing material.
How to lay flexible tiles on an iron roof? To do this, you need to level its surface. Of course, flexible tiles can be laid on top of existing material, but in this case, its crests will be visible visually, and the presence of air gaps near them will reduce the life of soft tiles. Using the option of leveling the surface, a crate of laths or OSB sheets is laid on top of the iron.
The bases for roofing material can be different. Let's consider them in more detail.
Solid crate
This is the first version of the base, which is made of grooved or edged boards, fastened end-to-end or with small gaps. It is desirable that whole boards be laid without splicing. If such an arrangement is not possible, the joints should be located above the rafters with careful fixing of the edges. When solving the question “How to lay flexible tiles?”, height differences should not be allowed. Otherwise, the tiles laid on such boards will accumulate water, and therefore there will be a high probability of its leakage.
Arrangement of plate material
The base for flexible tiles can be done differently. In this case, slab material must be laid on the crate made of unedged or edged boards. It can be moisture resistant OSB, DSP, GVL boards or plywood. The thickness of such sheets should not be less than 9 mm.
How to put flexible tiles on OSB and other boards? According to the instructions, such a substrate must be fastened so that the seams located in one row must be overlapped by another. In order to compensate for expansion during temperature fluctuations, a small gap (from 3 to 5 mm) can be left between adjacent sheets.
Features of mounting the crate
How to lay flexible tiles? Due to the fact that the material is not affected by mold and fungi, it does not deteriorate or rot. However, it is laid on wood, which is damaged by high humidity. What needs to be done in this regard? Everything wooden structures should be treated with antiseptic impregnations. However, this is not all.
In order for wood to serve for many years, it must be subjected to natural ventilation. For this, gaps of 5 mm must be left between the waterproofing layer and the base under the roof slabs. Sometimes for this they arrange a counter-lattice, to which the base is attached. In addition, special ventilation holes are made around the perimeter of the roof, placing them in overhangs. To prevent birds and insects from entering such holes, they are covered with nets.
Features of work at different times of the year
How to lay flexible tiles? It must be installed on a clean, dry and level surface. In this case, the work is carried out in several stages. It is desirable to start them in the warm season, when the air temperature is more than five degrees above zero. This will allow the coating to become airtight, which will create certain conveniences in work. It is desirable to comply with such a condition because when sunlight hits the material, the bitumen heats up. This process allows it to fuse with the plates into a single whole. Only in this case, the coating, which consists of individual sheets, turns into a monolith.
How to lay shingles in winter? If it is necessary to carry out work in the cold season, you will need to apply infrared heaters or heat guns. Only in this case it will be possible to heat up the material so that the installation conditions are close to summer ones. But you should not lay flexible tiles in very coldy even if there are heaters on hand. In order to avoid downtime in work, you can do the installation of building structures of the roof, the installation and installation of thermal insulation.
Additional waterproofing
This is the first stage of installation of flexible tiles. A layer of additional waterproofing is laid in valleys, along overhangs, as well as in places adjacent to the building, on ridges and dormer windows. Such a layer will serve as additional insurance against leaks in places where the greatest accumulation of water will be observed.
Fasten the waterproofing carpet with roofing nails in increments of 40 cm. Along the lower edge, this distance should be more frequent (10 cm). The second layer must be laid on top of the first layer. In places where there is an abutment with a wall or pipe, the material should go on them by 5-10 cm.
This task is not faced by those who solve the question "How to put flexible tiles on the gazebo with your own hands?". After all, the pipe in this case simply will not be.
and end strips
This is the second stage of the ongoing work on laying shingles. It is necessary to protect the ends and cornices from water leakage. To preserve the material of the roof, it is necessary to fill the cornice strips along the entire roof overhang. They are fastened with nails, which are hammered every 10 cm. Moreover, one of them should be located at the bottom of the plank, and the second - along its top, and so on. Neighboring planks are stacked with an overlap of 5 cm.
According to the same scheme and with the same interval, end strips. Their installation begins at the bottom of the roof with a gradual movement to the ridge.
Laying the valley carpet
In places where the roof slopes are joined (in the valleys), a special protective carpet should be placed. It has a greater thickness than a waterproofing coating, due to the required protection of the slopes, where significant water flows pass. The valley carpet must be rolled out from top to bottom and nailed every 10 cm. Such a coating is also important when the question “How to put flexible tiles on the roof of an octagonal arbor or any other with a multi-pitched roof?” Is solved.
Fixing the eaves
Consider the fourth stage of laying shingles. This material is similar to the main one, but does not have a curly lower part. The cornice strip is the starting one and is designed to form an even lower edge along the entire perimeter of the overhang. The work of this stage should not be missed by those owners who decide the question “How to lay flexible tiles on the gazebo?”.
On the wrong side of the strip is protective film. It must be removed and this element placed, stepping back from the bend of the cornice strip 1-2 cm. After laying, the strip must be pressed. Then it is nailed in places of perforation and along the edges.
Installation of tiles
This is the fifth stage of the roofing work. Pre-prepared packages with tiles should be under a canopy or indoors. During installation, they are transferred to the building under construction. It should be borne in mind that the material in different packs, as a rule, is slightly different in color. In this regard, it is recommended to open 4-6 packages at the same time. You need to take sheets from them alternately. In this case, the roof will turn out to be more voluminous, and stripes of different shades will not be particularly visible. This condition must also be met in the case when the question “How to put flexible tiles on a hip roof?” Is being solved.
Laying the material starts from the center, gradually moving to the ends. The lower edge of the first row of tiles is placed on the same level with the cornice strip. The upper edge of the flexible tile should cover such a strip for several centimeters.
Skate
This is the final stage of installation of flexible tiles. The ridge is closed after all the slopes are completely covered with roofing material.
At this stage, either a special tile is used, or an ordinary tile is cut into separate fragments. The second option is cheaper, because the price of a special ridge tile is twice as high as the usual one.
You should not save, and it is better to use a soft roof. Although the ease of installation makes the price per 1 sq. m. acceptable, for average incomes. Today we will consider the Shinglas roof, laying technology, properties, pros and cons. Most importantly, the service life of this coating is about 60 years, of course, subject to technology.
- ANDEREP GL - the principle of the device and structure is similar to that of soft tiles, it is also fixed mechanically, and does not require the use of mastics to seal the joints. Apply mainly under a soft tile.
- Roofing nails. This is a steel fastener covered with stainless steel on top, the diameter of the nail head is not less than 9 mm. And also the diameter of the rod is not less than 3 mm. Fastener consumption per 1 sq. m. is 80 gr.
And now we will tell you why we settled on the Shinglas tile.
Because both tiles and all auxiliary materials and components are made by the same manufacturer Techno Nicol and can be bought in one place. Which is very convenient and saves a lot of time.
Installation of shingles Shinglas
As we all understand that the installation consists of many stages. The first step is to create
Foundations for laying
It should start with the fact that work should be carried out in a warm, rainless season.
We attach a membrane film to the rafters, which will protect the insulation from moisture.
We fix the film with the help of a counter-lattice.
Insulation is laid on the underside of the membrane between the rafters. We fix the counter-rail on the counter-lattice in increments of 20 cm.
As a base, we choose the most optimal option, this is OSB-3 (oriented strand board), but plywood and other building materials can also be used.
It should be fixed in the form of brickwork, using nails and self-tapping screws. The seam between the plates must be left 3-4 mm. for thermal expansion.
When using shingles from the Western and Continent collection, the base must be at least 12 mm thick. For other collections, a thickness of 9 mm is sufficient.
Lining technology
We have examined the types of lining option above, it should be noted that ANDEREP self-adhesive lining layer is used for the valley area, it is advisable to use one roll for the entire length, but if this does not work out, then the overlap should be at least 30 cm and do not forget to carefully glue the joint . The width of the lining carpet should be chosen 1 m, 50 cm from each edge.
In the area of the cornice overhang, ANDEREP self-adhesive material is also used.
The material is laid on the very width of the eaves, as well as about 60 cm inside the building.
This installation method prevents water ingress.
The entire remaining surface of the roof is covered with lining material with mechanical view mounts. Laying can be carried out both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction. From the bottom up, in the longitudinal method, the overlap is not less than 10 cm. Parallel to the cornice overhang, the overlap is not less than 15 cm. With any method, the joints must be processed by the Fixer to the full width. The lining carpet is attached to the roof surface with roofing fasteners.
It should be noted here that after the lining material is attached, markings are applied. The marking allows you to lay evenly soft tiles, both vertically and horizontally, but this does not mean that tiles should be nailed along these lines. Everything is simple vertically, the strip is equal to the width of the tile itself, and horizontally every five rows minus 80 cm.
Shinglas shingles installation technology
We fix the starting strip, this begins. You can use a special ridge-cornice tile or the tile itself, only after cutting off the petals.
We retreat about two centimeters from the edge of the roof and stick it on top of the lining layer and nail it.
After that, we begin the installation of the initial row, experts recommend starting, from the center of the roof and unforgettably, retreat 2 cm from the edge of the starting layer.
The next layer is mounted in the same way from the center, but shifting to the left or right to the floor of the petal. So we continue to glue and nail the tiles for each subsequent row, and do not forget to shift.
Tiles in each pack may vary slightly in shade, so several packs should be mixed. The tiles are nailed with galvanized nails, the main thing is that the hats are in the same plane with the roof surface.
For different shapes tiles different amount of fasteners and fastening method.
So for the Dragon Tooth, the overlap of two layers of tiles is simultaneously fastened with a nail to make it easier to hammer in, the manufacturer marks the front surface of the roof with a thin line.
The Continent collection should only be fastened with nails 45 mm long.
The edge of the tile along the edge of the roof should be glued with impregnation to a depth of about 100 mm. this allows the roof to be protected from side rain. It is recommended to heat the adhesive layer with a building hair dryer.
Top row bring to the ridge and cut by 2-3 cm, to the edge of the metal bar, to beat off water. On the other side of the roof, the sequence is the same. Ridge tiles are also used for arranging ribs. Near the ribs and slopes, the coating is cut so that there is a gap of about 50 mm. Ridge tiles, laid from the bottom up, with an overlap of about 5 cm. Fastening is carried out with nails, 2 pcs each. from each side.
The series of tiles Ranch, Jazz, Country, Finnish and Classic must be bent only on a heated metal pipe, this is done on purpose so that the tile takes the desired shape and does not burst at a negative temperature.
Where the roof adjoins the wall, it is necessary to fill the wall with wooden lath in the form of a triangle, on which the edge of a row of tiles is wound.
Also, the wall should be treated with a primer. Ridge tiles are laid on top of a row of tiles.
With an overlap on the prepared wall, but not less than 300 mm.
We carefully process all joints, seams and surfaces.
Roof care
As with any type of flooring, shinglas shingles require maintenance and repair.
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