Residential Roof Replacement Specifications

Existing asphalt roof shingles shall be removed and disposed of by contractor.

Residential roof replacement specifications.

Remove and repair replace all rotted sheathing remove all rotted fascia trim boards remove existing soffit remove cut out old curled shingles and problem areas and replace with filler shingles so that additional layers may lay flat if new roofing is installed over existing roofing follow manuf. Standard specification for emulsified refined coal tar driveway sealer ready to use primarily residential grade d6947 d6947m 16. Below 40 f shingles are brittle and crack easily when hammered or bent. Underlayment shall be 15 pound asphalt felt paper.

While the irc is generally considered a prescriptive code many of the roof covering provisions are performance based and mimic those contained in the ibc. On a small remodeling job the roofing specs might be as simple as. They are single layered roofing shingles that are generally designed to look like slate. Strip shingles are the most basic of residential roofing products available in the market.

Typical average costs of different roofing options. There are three major categories of roofing shingles including strip roofing shingles dimensional roofing shingles and premium roofing shingles. Installation temperature requirements for asphalt shingle roofs. Specifications identify exactly what is to be received from the supplier including the wooden shingles nails flashing and applied coatings.

Ideally shingles should be installed at temperatures ranging from 40 f to 85 f. Rock bottom a three tab composite roof for a small home may cost as little as 7 000. Above 85 f it is easy to tear the shingles or mar the granular coating. Dimensional roofing shingles typically are heavier weight than strip.

The new icc 600 standard is the residential design standard for hurricane resistant construction replacing sstd 10 and to reference the astm d7158 standard. Expect to spend 1 500 to 3 000 to remove your current roof before installing a replacement. Nationally a typical roof using architectural asphalt shingles costs between 3 50 and 5 50 per square foot a cost that includes all demolition permit fees waste disposal and cleanup. The national average cost to replace a roof is 7 211 with most homeowners spending between 4 707 and 10 460 roof installation cost ranges from 400 to 550 per square depending on the roof size and materials used in reroofing.

New shingles shall be 30 year architectural shingles with 36 inch wide grace ice and water shield or approved equal at eaves. D6948 d6948m 03 2017. Certainteed manufactures strip shingles under the product names ct 20 xt 25 and xt 30.