basic things you need to know about roof underlayment

BASIC THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOWABOUT ROOF UNDERLAYMENT

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YOU MAY HAVE SHINGLE, TILE ORSLATE KEEPING YOUR HOME SAFEFROM THE ELEMENTS, BUTWITHOUT ROOF UNDERLAYMENTYOU MIGHT AS WELL LEAVE YOURROOF COMPLETELY UNCOVERED.

ROOF UNDERLAYMENT SERVES AS ABARRIER THAT KEEPS YOUR HOMEWATERTIGHT ALL YEAR ROUND,PROTECTED FROM HEAVY RAINFALLAND STRONG STORMS.

IT IS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN YOURROOF DECKING (BOTTOM) ANDTILES OR SHINGLES (TOP).

IT PROTECTS YOUR HOME FROMANY WATER OR MOISTURE THATGETS PAST YOUR TILES ORSHINGLES.

IT PREVENTS MOISTURE BUILD UPBETWEEN YOUR ATTIC AND THEROOFING MATERIAL THAT COULDCAUSE SIGNIFICANT WATERDAMAGE TO YOUR ROOF DECKING.

IT ALSO PROVIDES A PROTECTIVEMEMBRANE BETWEEN THE SAPFROM THE WOOD IN YOURDECKING AND THE SHINGLERESTING ABOVE IT.

THIS SAP CAN CAUSE STRUCTURALISSUES IF YOU DON'T PREVENT ITFROM MAKING CONTACT WITHYOUR TILES OR SHINGLES IN THEFIRST PLACE.

AVOID USING:* REGULAR, PAPER-BACKEDASPHALT UNDERLAYMENT* ANY TYPE OF NON-BREATHABLEFELT/UNDERLAYMENT

THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY WHENINSTALLING IT DEPENDS ENTIRELYON THE TYPE YOU'RE USING.15-POUND OR 30-POUNDASPHALT/TAR PAPER FELT CAN BE ATRICKY INSTALLATION EVEN FOR ANEXPERIENCED ROOFER.

WORKING WITH SYNTHETICUNDERLAYMENT IS FAR MORESTRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT THERE'SSTILL THE POTENTIAL FOR MAKINGEXPENSIVE MISTAKES.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT IS BEST TOLEAVE THIS JOB TO ANEXPERIENCED ROOFINGCONTRACTOR.

LET THE CONTRACTOR OF VHB ROOFING DO IT.VHB ROOFINGALSO CONTACT US FOR MORE INFO ON

WHAT TYPE OF ROOF UNDERLAYMENT TO USE.