Build a new home? Installation of a reliable inexpensive and convenient in terms of installation of the roof is the cherished wish of the owner of the new building. Installation of flexible tiles with your own hands is simple, the ability to equip the roof to your taste, without resorting to the participation of strangers. All these features make the process of laying soft tiles attractive when performing modern construction work.
Thanks to the use of affordable technology, affordable cost of materials, lack of need for special skills and tools, the calculation process allows you to cope with this procedure on your own. In the article we will consider the features of roofing without the need to hire professionals. Save and enjoy the results of your work.
Preparation of tools and making calculations for the consumption of materials
Want to do everything efficiently and correctly? Preliminarily count the materials, additional elements, fasteners and study the installation instructions for tiles. These procedures will contribute to the high-quality arrangement of the roof.
List of approximate expenses
Calculate how much is required for the successful completion of the following materials:
- Shingles, the sizes of which vary between 1.5-3 m², depending on the area of the roof. Do not forget to consider the overlap. When buying material, carefully read the inscriptions on the box. When purchasing material, take it with a margin of 5 to 7%.
- Mastics, which must be taken from the calculation of use in the amount of 200 g per 1 m² on a carpet for the endowment, 100 g per m² for the ends, 750 g per m² for the processing of joints, knots.
- Nails with a length of at least 30 mm. It is necessary to select a variety of galvanized nails with a rod size of 3 mm so that the hat is 9 mm wide. Calculation of the amount - 80 g per 1 m².
Tool List
Take care of the availability of the following equipment that allows you to perform roofing work efficiently:
- The knife with which you will trim the bitumen shingles and the substrate.
- Scissors for metal or other varieties of this tool to cut trims.
- Hammer to secure fasteners.
- Brushes for working with bitumen mastic.
Please note that when working on laying material such as flexible tiles, if you decide to do it yourself in the cold period of time, use a burner to ensure heating of the bitumen layers.
Of course, it is possible to carry out work even at temperatures up to -7 ° C, but it is advisable not to risk the quality of construction and work in a warm, dry, not the hottest and windless time period. Indeed, in cold conditions, the shingle's flexibility will be reduced, and the risk of cracking will increase. In conditions of extreme heat, the structure of bitumen materials is very hot, and they can melt.
Installation of a roofing cake for flexible tiles
By equipping a roofing cake for a soft variety of tiles, you begin carrying out large-scale activities.
Depending on the purpose of this room, the attic may be of a warm or cold type. The nature of the arrangement and such an element as a roofing pie depends on what the use of the space under the roof is designed for. But it is important to remember that the size of the site, which is located higher than the rafters, will always be the same. It consists of:
- a layer of waterproofing materials;
- bars, the thickness of which is more than 30 mm;
- lathing, which is made as a continuous flooring;
- elements of additional details: abutment strips, cornice overhangs, pediment strips, which are made of a special type of steel.
Spread waterproofing
The structure of membrane materials may consist of one, two or three layers.
A kind of single-layer waterproofing It is considered an affordable and cheap option that performs the task of protecting the room from humidity and the exit of any evaporation.
The use of materials that have 2-3 layers will provide greater strength and practicality. And the presence of an absorbent layer that will absorb the remaining condensate, as well as a layer of reinforcing material will provide the structure with high tensile strength.
If you decide to perform insulation using mineral wool, it is important to ensure the use of a three-layer version of the waterproofing membrane. There are restrictions on the use of this material in a humid environment. If the humidity increases by at least 10%, you can lose 56-60% of the quality characteristics of this building material.
If you plan to equip a cold attic, use the option of a two-layer membrane sheet: it is slightly more expensive than a single-layer, but the strength indicators significantly exceed the first option.
In the case when the slope angle exceeds 18 °, it is important to ensure the location of the waterproofing membranes in a parallel direction relative to the end and cornice planes.
At the points of abutment points, problems with leaks are possible, therefore, it is necessary to carry out a calculation with a lap. The same applies to areas where the horse is located.
It may be necessary to cover the ridge area with an extra layer of lining carpet. When performing work, it is necessary to move in the direction from bottom to top, you can fasten the joints using nails, which will increase the head, with a fastening step of 20 cm
Installation of a ventilation system
Roof ventilation device when roof installation is done with tiles soft species, in most cases it is provided with the help of a ridge.
Its laying out is made on the thickness of the ribbed profile. If the application of this method is not enough, it is necessary to lay a number of ventilation elements on the roof surface. This is a type of profile that has ribs, and they are arranged in rows with an interval of 20 mm. For fastening the structure, pre-prepared nails are used.
Installation of lathing and flooring
After you have completed the installation of waterproofing, you need to top up the battens. Using thick timber elements, it is possible to obtain the necessary ventilation gap.
To perform work on the installation of the crate, a wooden beam made of coniferous wood is used. Indicators of the thickness of the elements should be from 30 mm. Preliminary work, which precedes the installation of the tiles with your own hands, consists in processing the timber using impregnations that will protect it from moisture and fire.
The dimensions of the length of the boards from which the crate will be made should be equal to the distance between the two spans of the rafters. Mounting is necessary on top of the rafter legs.
Installation of composite tiles with their own hands should be carried out on the surface of a continuous flooring, which must be made using OSB3. Moisture-resistant plywood, sheet pile or edged board, the thickness of which is 25 mm, is also used, with humidity indicators up to 20%.
It is necessary to lay out solid elements, taking into account leaving gaps, playing the role of a compensator for the thermal expansion of the material.
When using plywood or OSB, the gap width should be 3 mm with a board size of 1-5 mm. Fastening of sheet dies is carried out by performing a run of seams. This is done to ensure the heterogeneity of the joints. Fasten the elements with self-tapping screws or ragged nails.
It is necessary to equip the flooring next to chimneys, the width of which is more than 0.5 m, by building a mini-roof. Installation of flooring requires subsequent verification of the plane of coatings. How smooth were the lights? Be sure to check the slope, which should have ideal alignment parameters.
We lay a flexible tile
After you get a tile, carefully study the information stated in the instruction. Mandatory here indicates how it is laid. For example, this concerns the installation of Shinglas tiles.
Often, step-by-step instructions for performing roofing will allow you to perform all these procedures correctly, even if you do it for the first time. Preliminarily familiarize yourself with the sequence of work performed for a rational distribution of time.
At installation of a tile "Shinglas" (as well as for any other its kind) caution is important. Do not bend, crush building material. Do not walk on such a floor if there is no need for it.
Description of installation technology
The steps of installing tiles require the following actions:
- Weight gain. Installation of the drip bar makes it possible to protect the rafter structure, the lathing from exposure to a humid environment. It is necessary to ensure the placement of one edge of the drip on the surface of the flooring, and using the second to close the overhangs. It is necessary to fix the structure using galvanized nails in increments of 200 to 250 mm in a checkerboard pattern, leaving an overlap within 30 mm. The surface of the gaps is important to smear with bitumen mastic, sealant.
- Fastening hooks for spillway type pipes.
- Laying waterproofing carpet. Using an adhesive bottom side, the steps of the installation process will be facilitated. Start with valley sites. In the directions from the location of the inflection points, it is necessary to leave overlaps, which should be from 0.5 m.
Important notes
Try not to make joints, but if necessary, leave an overlap within 150 mm. Spread the materials from top to bottom, and the sections of the joints must first be treated with mastic, which has a bitumen base. Along the perimeter of the eaves overhang, ensure that there is a free residue for the waterproofing material within 0.6 m.
Before you start laying the waterproofing carpet, roll, cut and remove the protective film, and then proceed to gluing to the substrate.
To ensure additional fixation around the perimeter of the material, firmly fix it with stainless nails. Places where there are joints and overlaps, additionally seal with mastic from bitumen, squeeze.
About Lining Carpet
This building material is implemented in the form of a roll, which has an adhesive base, which is protected by a layer of paper.
The layout will depend on which profile of the shingles of the tile, the shape of the roof and the angle of the slope are selected. The necessity of using lining carpets depends on the type of tile you have chosen to install. Since in some models of this coating there are clear recommendations regarding the use of such products. So, if the type of coating is "Jazz", "Trio", then the need for a lining carpet is required.
With a roof slope of 12-18 °, it is necessary to mount the lining, taking into account its placement on the entire perimeter of the roof.
Begin mounting the roof of the tile from the bottom, with overlaps that will be from 150 to 200 mm. Without fail, grease the joints. For additional fastening of the upper edge, use galvanized nails.
If the dimensions of the ramp angle are more than 18 °, you will need to make a lining where there are excesses, as well as in places where the pediment line is connected to the wall panels.
Laying ordinary soft tiles
One of the options for overlapping the roof is the installation of a flexible Shinglas tile. She is very comfortable at work. By the way, experts do not recommend hammering nails to the stop, so as not to subject the material to deformation.
At the end of work on the slopes, it remains only to do the design of the valley and gables. The installation of the Technonikol tile also has a lot of advantages, one of which is the ability to quickly equip the most complex areas. For this you need:
- Identify areas that cannot be damaged by nails, and determine the location of the boundaries of the additional gutter.
- Clog the rows of fasteners as close as possible to the limit line.
- Cut the shingles along the lines where the gutter was installed.
- To protect against leakage, it will be necessary to trim the edges to 5 cm, attach sections of the loose edge to a layer of bitumen mastic.
Summary
As you can see, the installation of tiles can be done independently if you carefully study the recommendations. The main thing is to follow the instructions and do the job efficiently. The roof will not forgive installation errors. Good luck