Nowadays, you can implement any architectural idea and make the roof of a residential building reliable and beautiful with the help of flexible tiles. Particularly popular among all types of such material is shingles made of bitumen brand Shinglas, which has quite reasonable price, which significantly influenced its popularity. Let's look at how installation takes place soft roof Shinglas, instructions for working with which are given below.
Before we talk about how to work with flexible tiles, you need to familiarize yourself with it a little. Some knowledge about it will help you decide whether it is worth purchasing such material for use in building a house and whether you can work with it yourself.
Shinglas tiles were developed by TechnoNIKOL specialists and since 2001 they have been produced at a plant built in Lithuania, and since 2005 at a plant in Ryazan in Russia. This roofing material was developed taking into account all the climatic features of the Russian Federation, and therefore is considered one of the best for creating roofs in private construction.
Shinglas - bitumen shingles
Shinglas flexible tiles consist of several layers and have a base made of fiberglass. Thanks to this, it not only acquires high strength and density, but also does not lose elasticity. On both sides, fiberglass is coated with a bituminous composition - this is why soft tiles are also called bitumen. And the thickness of these layers affects the resistance of the tiles to water, precipitation and other environmental factors.
The bitumen layers, in turn, are covered by the lower and upper layers of tiles. The lower one has protective covering, made on the basis of polymers - due to it, the tiles acquire durability and resistance to various factors. The layer plays a special role when the installation technology is violated. Upper layer Due to the coating with basalt chips, it is not at all afraid of external influences and gives the tiles a beautiful appearance.
The lowest layer of soft tiles is resistant to low temperatures adhesive mass based on polymer substances. Due to this, the roof will rest securely on the base.
On a note! To individual parts the roofs were not glued together during transportation; the adhesive strip has a special protective film made of silicone. If necessary, it can be easily removed.
A few words should be added about the basalt coating of tiles. Basalt is perhaps one of the most durable types of rocks, which is not afraid of either wind or water. The topping is presented in three fractions, and desired color It is given paint, applied using a special dyeing technology - the method of high-temperature firing. The paint adheres so well to the basalt surface that the roof long years retains its original appearance.
Advantages of Shinglas tiles:
- high tightness rate - 100%;
- light weight, which will allow you to avoid strengthening the roof rafters;
- the material does not rot or rust;
- high flexibility, allowing the material to be laid on roofs of any configuration;
- resistance to chemicals;
- economy and practicality - the ability to easily store and transport, and the amount of waste from the material is minimal;
- frost and moisture resistance;
- tiles are not afraid of exposure to winds.
Material characteristics
Soft roofing Shinglas is available in various color variations - there are 22 of them in total. Moreover, the material can have different quantities layers. The most popular types Shinglas roofing materials are from the Jazz, Country, Ranch and Continent series. At the same time, the “Rancho” tile is two-layer, and the “Continent” has three layers.
Flexible Shinglas tiles(Shinglas "Classic")
On a note! The main difference between all types of tiles from different series is the color of the top decorative layer and the weight of the bitumen layer.
Table. Properties various types Shinglas tiles and accessories.
| Index | Ultra | Jazz | Classic | Valley carpet | Underlay carpet | Ridge-eaves tiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base material | Fiberglass | Fiberglass | Fiberglass | Polyester | Polyester | Fiberglass |
| Waterproof | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Pack weight | 28.5 kg | 30 kg | 26.1 and 33 kg | 46 kg | 40 kg | 24.5 kg |
| Weight 1 sq.m. finished coating | 9.5 kg | 13,5 | 9,4 | 4.6 kg | 9.5 kg | 4.9 kg |
Series “Finnish tiles”
Naturally, the more layers a material has, the more expensive it is. The main advantages of a two-layer type of soft roof are as follows:
- it has a long service life, and the warranty period for it is 3 times longer than for a regular single-layer one;
- the strength of such material is higher, which means it is much more reliable in operation;
- installation of such tiles is simpler than single-layer tiles, since the layers are glued together at the factory and do not have to be combined with each other during construction;
- Outwardly, such tiles look more beautiful than ordinary ones. The texture and texture are clearly visible on it. Due to this, the material allows you to hide some roof imperfections.
On a note! Double-layer tiles are also used to cover the roof. complex shape, having towers and other decorative elements.
What is required for installation
What materials, in addition to the tiles themselves, may be needed to install a Shinglas roof? This is a lining layer produced by TechnoNIKOL, also called lining carpet. It is a roll of polymer-bitumen material made on the basis of polyester. The thickness of the base is no more than 2 mm. The material is highly durable and useful for waterproofing.
You will also need to purchase a valley carpet, which is also sold in rolls and is made from polyester. However, unlike the lining layer, the material is additionally coated with basalt granulate.
To beautifully decorate the roof, pediment and eaves overhangs, as well as abutment strips, which are made of metal coated with a special composition, are useful. The roof elements are fastened using galvanized nails about 30-45 mm long with a diameter of at least 3 mm and a head size of at least 9 mm. You will also need to purchase polymer-bitumen mastic, as well as ventilation elements made of plastic.
Consumption of materials
Before starting work, it is important to make sure that the purchased material is enough to decorate the roof. specific house. The consumption of Shinglas soft tiles depends on what series of material will be used. For example, the Shinglas packaging of the “Jazz” series contains 2 m 2 of roofing, taking into account overlaps. And the “Continent” or “Western” tiles are 1.2 m2. Country series material – 2.6 m2. Other types of Shinglas tiles contain 3 m2 of material in packages, taking into account overlaps when laying the tiles.
During calculation required quantity tiled elements, it is important to remember the coefficient, which corresponds to the level of complexity of the roof itself - the amount of material waste will depend on this. The amount of waste can vary from 5 to 15%. As for the fastening material, about 80 g of nails will be required to pierce 1 m2 of coating. Mastic will require about 100 g per 1 linear meter lining carpet, and for a valley carpet - about 400 g for the same area. Mastic is also used to seal joints between materials - in this case its consumption is about 750 g per linear meter.
Attention! The mastic should not be applied too thickly (layer more than 1 mm) or diluted with various chemical compounds. Otherwise, unpleasant swellings will appear on the roof.
Before starting work on installing a soft roof, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with general advice and recommendations:
- When laying the material, it is contraindicated to use elements from different series and different color. The release date of all roofing elements must also be the same;
- Slight differences in shades of tiles are allowed. To make the tonal imbalance less noticeable, you should print several packages of tiles and mix all the elements together;
- packages containing roof elements must be kept warm. If installation is carried out at a temperature of less than +5 degrees, then new elements for installation should be supplied from a heated room in no more than 5-6 packs;
- in cold weather, the adhesive strip is heated with a heat gun before gluing;
- You can cut the tiles with a knife, placing a board under it;
- the material should not be exposed to sunlight before it is laid, so that the individual parts do not stick together;
- You cannot walk on tiles in shoes in hot weather, otherwise marks will remain on the material.
On a note!
Preparing the base
Shinglas tiles should only be laid on a properly prepared base. And all materials that were used to create the roof must comply with SNiP. The pitch between the rafters will depend on the loads that the roof will experience. It can vary from 60 cm to 1.5 m. The thickness of the wood flooring will depend on the spacing between the rafters.
SP 17.13330.2011. Roofs. Updated edition of SNiP II-26-76. Downloadable file (click the link to open the PDF in a new window).
Table. Dependence of the thickness of the flooring on the pitch between the rafters.
| Spacing between rafters, cm | Thickness wooden board, mm | Thickness of plywood or OSB sheets, mm |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | - | 9 |
| 60 | 20 | 12 |
| 90 | 23 | 18 |
| 120 | 30 | 21 |
| 150 | 27 | 37 |
If an edged board is used to create the sheathing, then the gap between separate elements should be 1-5 mm. Also, when using a board, it is important to ensure that the growth rings, which are clearly visible on its end part, “look” with the rounded part up.
Flooring made from sheet material must have a gap between the seams of individual panels. Fastening is done with self-tapping screws. If the base is assembled in winter time years, then the space between the sheets should not be less than 3 mm - in the summer the tree will begin to expand and if the gap width is insufficient, the roof will begin to deform.
Soft tiles can be laid on any type of roof, but they are especially suitable for use on roofs of complex configurations that have joints and transitions. Installing soft tiles with your own hands is not difficult, but for quality work you need to know some features. We tried to talk about this in detail in this article.
What are soft tiles?
This elastic material is made using a special technology from fiberglass or polyester impregnated with bitumen. Externally, soft tiles are small plates of various shapes (rectangular or pentagonal, hexagonal), made in the form of rhombuses or ovals, honeycombs, etc.The use of special additives from styrene-butadiene styrene and polypropylene can significantly increase strength, enhance frost resistance and reduce the thermal conductivity of tiles. Colored stone chips applied to its front side serve not only decorative decoration, but also additional protection from mechanical damage and burnout.
Roofing from bitumen shingles
Installation procedure for soft tiles
1. This type of roofing is mounted only on continuous flooring (sheathing). Its thickness depends on the pitch of the rafters: the greater the distance between the rafter legs, the thicker the material from which the flooring is made should be. You can use moisture-resistant plywood, tongue-and-groove boards, particle boards, etc.2. For the roofing to look aesthetically pleasing, it needs to be laid perfectly: the slightest unevenness will make the tiles look sloppy.
Installation wooden flooring under flexible tiles
Important! Since when temperatures change wood sheets or the boards can change in size, it is imperative to leave deformation gaps of 3-5 mm between the boards or flooring slabs.
3. To extend the service life of the roof, it should be provided with steam and wind insulation and ventilation gaps.
4. Vapor barrier film attached with inside battens and is fixed with nails or a stapler, and then pressed with a wooden plank in increments of 60 cm. The overlapping areas of the film are glued with double-sided tape.
Laying a vapor barrier layer
5. Residential attics should be pre-insulated. Plates insulation laid staggered (in a checkerboard pattern) on top of a vapor barrier layer between wooden blocks.
6. For additional waterproofing of the most problem areas roofs on the eaves, valley, ridge slope in places where it breaks are unfolded underlay carpet. If the roof slope is insufficient (up to 12-18°), it should be rolled out over the entire surface of the roof. It is advisable to additionally treat all joints with bitumen mastic.
Installation of underlay carpet
7. The underlay carpet is installed with overlap 10-15 cm and secured with roofing nails in increments of 15-20 cm. It is not advisable to bend this material. To create overlaps on roof slopes, it can be cut into 10-15 cm.
Installation of cornice strips
9. Installation of soft roofing begins from the eaves. For this it is better to use a special cornice tiles, on which a self-adhesive layer is applied to enhance waterproofing. If it is missing, the tiles installed on the eaves should be thoroughly coated with mastic. Additionally, it is secured with roofing nails with wide heads.
Laying order of the first row
Advice. For installation, tiles from the same batch should be used. Otherwise, significant color deviations may occur. To obtain an even pattern, it is better to alternately use shingles (tiles) from different packages.
10. When installing decorative tiles of complex shape, the “petals” should be laid out in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. drawing diagram.
11. Material cutting more convenient to carry out special knife with a hook-shaped blade. To do this, you can use a regular hacksaw for wood. In order not to damage the soft tiles, it is better to cut on a special board.
12. In order for the roof to look neat, it is better to place beacons made of strong threads, which will serve as guidelines during installation.
Installation of subsequent rows
13. Subsequent rows of tiles are also attached to the base using roofing nails. Their caps are completely hidden behind the petals of the next row. The first row is laid starting from the center of the ramp, gradually moving to the sides. Along its edges, the tiles are trimmed if necessary.
14. When installed in the warm season, the bitumen included in the flexible tiles will melt within a few days, and self-vulcanization of the shingles will occur. If the weather leaves much to be desired, to fuse the tiles together, they should be treated with a construction hair dryer.
Important! It is not recommended to install flexible roofing at low temperatures (not lower than +5°C) - in the cold, the tiles become too fragile and may break at bends.
15. To ensure ventilation, aerators are installed at the ridges or anywhere else on the roof. The places where they meet must be protected with a lining carpet and coated with a layer of mastic.
Roof fans
16. To protect the most vulnerable areas of the roof, additional components are used: ridges and valleys (a flexible strip or curved shingles laid at the junction of the roof planes). They are laid simply: a fragment of the shingle is bent and then fixed with roofing nails in 10 cm increments. With the help of ridge tiles, you can also strengthen the bypasses of air ducts, communications outlets and antenna mounting points.
17. Since leaks most often form in areas where valleys are located, it is advisable to lay two layers of shingles in such places.
Advice. When working in conditions of low temperatures, it is better to slightly warm up ridge shingles and valleys on a warm metal pipe to increase flexibility.
Laying the valley
Soft roofing is an excellent replacement for traditional roofing materials. Its advantages include light weight, flexibility, low cost, as well as ease of installation.
Traditional roofing materials such as asbestos-cement slate, tiles and galvanized steel require several people to install. The construction of a roof from these materials took a lot of time.
A soft roof does not have these disadvantages. On the construction market it is presented not only as a piece material, but also as a roll 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 asphalt shingles because its base is bitumen. However, there is no need to be dismissive of this material. It has practically nothing in common with roofing felt. Soft roofing is a durable roofing material that has a long service life. It is much stronger than traditional roll roofing materials.
Bitumen roofing is made using latest technologies. Therefore it has many advantages. This material is resistant not only to high temperatures, but also to low ones.
Soft tiles "Shinglas" are produced by the TechnoNIKOL company. The service life of such tiles is 10 – 55 years. A roof made of modern soft tiles does not tear and does not lose its properties due to temperature changes. During manufacturing, various modifiers are added to the material, which increase its bending strength.
Also, soft tiles have the following features:
- During the shingle manufacturing process, bitumen is melted using oxygen. Thanks to this, the melting temperature reached one hundred and ten degrees Celsius.
- Flexible tiles are reinforced with fiberglass. Due to this, the material becomes more durable.
- The top layer of the material includes stone topping. It performs a decorative and protective function.
Obviously, flexible tiles are a strong and durable material. Laying and using such tiles is not at all difficult. However, in order to correctly install a soft roof, it is necessary to carefully disassemble the main stages of the work.
Sizes of bituminous shingles
Soft tiles are piece roofing material. Its length is 100 centimeters and its width is 33 centimeters. The canvas has small sizes, so the installation of this material can be done by one person.
Externally, flexible tiles look like classic ones. Each sheet of material is divided into four parts. Each part is shaped like a geometric figure.
This material must be laid on a previously prepared base. For this purpose, a continuous sheathing is made. As a rule, sheets of plywood are used as the material for sheathing.
Also, a “carpet” is placed under the bitumen 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 installation, you must prepare the following materials and tools:
- Assembly knife;
- Mastic;
- Hammer;
- Sealant;
- End and cornice strips;
- Master OK;
- Roofing mop;
If laying the roofing is carried out in cold weather, a gas burner will also be required.
Insulation of soft roofs
The thermal insulation layer is attached to the street side. It should be noted that the first sheets must be laid between the rafters. However, before this it is necessary to make rough sheathing on the inside of the roof.
Optimal thickness thermal insulation material is 20 centimeters. Next, the counter beam and another layer of heat insulation are installed.
The waterproofing layer is overlapped parallel to the roof eaves. The overlap should be fifteen centimeters. Also, approximately 15 centimeters of waterproofing should extend beyond the thermal insulation contour. To fix the membrane, use a construction stapler. Waterproofing joints are glued using self-adhesive tape.
Preparing the base
The base for the roofing material must be extremely strong. It shouldn't sag. 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 millimeters must be left between the seams of the material. If the base is made of boards, then the gap should be 5 millimeters.
Arranging a ventilation gap
Ventilation is very important for the roof of a building. Due to this, it is possible to avoid high humidity and reduce the amount of ice accumulating on the roof in winter months. Ventilation also lowers the temperature inside the roofing pie during the summer months.
High-quality ventilation includes the following elements:
- valves providing fresh air;
- Ventilation outlet;
- Air gap. It should be located between the waterproofing and the base of the roof. The gap should be 50 millimeters wide.
The ventilation area directly depends on the angle of the roof slope. If the roof slope is more than 25 degrees, the hole area should be 8 square centimeters. If the slope of the roofing does not exceed 25 degrees, then the area of the hole should be 16 square centimeters.
The importance of the spacer layer
The lining is a special bitumen material. It is installed around the perimeter of the entire roof.
Laying should be done from bottom to top. You need to start from the roofing eaves. During installation of the material, an overlap of 10 centimeters is made. Ordinary nails are used as fasteners. They should be driven in every 20 centimeters.
If the roof slope angle does not exceed 18 degrees, then the lining material should be attached only to the overhangs of the eaves, the ridge, the junction with the wall and near the chimney pipe.
If the roof slope does not exceed 12 degrees, then it is not advisable to lay a soft roof.
Fastening the planks
Eaves strips (droppers) are attached to the roof overhangs. They protect the material from precipitation. They can be installed directly on the cushioning material. The planks are attached with an overlap of two centimeters. Roofing nails should be used as fasteners. They are hammered in in a zigzag pattern along the entire cornice strip.
Pediment strips are mounted on the ends of the roof. They should also be attached with an overlap of 2 centimeters. The nails are driven in at intervals of 10 centimeters.
After installing all the planks, the valley carpet is laid. This element significantly improves water resistance. 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 the soft roof. Let's consider the technology of installing bitumen shingles step by step.
Laying eaves soft tiles
Eaves tiles should be laid on strips previously installed on the roof overhangs. The roofing material is fixed using galvanized nails. They should be driven into the bottom and top edges of the material. In this case, the distance from the edges should be 25 millimeters.
To save money, you can instead cornice tiles install private. However, in this case you will have to cut out the tiles. To do this, you will need to trim the shingle tabs. In this situation, the material is laid end-to-end at a distance of 20 millimeters from the overhang.
Installation of ordinary flexible tiles
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 flexible tiles begins from the center of the roof overhang. The canvases are laid on both sides.
The protective film must be removed from the tiles immediately before installation. The roofing material is fixed with nails (4 pieces for each shingle). If the roof slope is more than 45 degrees, then it is recommended to use 6 fasteners.
The edges of the first row of material should retreat 10-15 millimeters from the edges of the eaves overhang. The joints between the tile sheets are covered with petals.
Laying the second row of bitumen shingles is carried out in the same way. However, here the petals overlap the cutouts of the previous one.
Exactly the same procedure is performed in valleys. First, the bitumen shingles are cut so that a strip 15 centimeters wide is obtained, and then the edges are coated with glue by 7-8 centimeters.
It is better to cut roofing material on a piece of plywood. Otherwise, damage may occur to the layer below.
Laying ridge tiles
First of all, it is necessary to prepare the scaffolding. They make it easier to do installation work with a roof ridge.
Installation of bituminous shingles is carried out with an overlap. To secure 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 tiles.
To obtain ridge tiles, it is necessary to cut the cornice at the perforation points. Then you need to bend each element and lay the short part along the roof ridge.
Arrangement of passages and junctions in the roof
There are several ways to make penetrations through the roof. You can use rubber seals if the hole diameter is small. This method is used for antennas and other communications. The passages for chimney pipes are made differently. Heat and expansion must be taken into account here.
First of all, a triangular strip is nailed along the perimeter of the junction of the roofing covering and the pipe. As a rule, a strip with a cross-section of 5x5 cm is used for this. Then you need to lubricate the overlaps of the cushioning material with glue and install it.
It should be noted that the junction of the roof with vertical walls is done exactly the same. There is only one difference - the triangular strip is attached along the wall.
Video about installing flexible tiles:
Installation technology for soft roofing made from euroroofing felt
Euroroofing felt is a weldable rolled material. It, like bituminous shingles, belongs to the soft roof. Euro roofing felt differs from bitumen shingles in that it can be used as a roofing material for flat roofs.
Base for roofing material
Euroroofing felt 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.
Roofing felt can also be fused onto OSB boards. 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 laying euroroofing felt will be done on an old roofing covering, then mastic is not required.
You can find out how long it takes for the mastic to dry completely on its packaging. Roofing material should not be laid ahead of time. Otherwise, the quality of the roof will suffer greatly.
Laying of roofing material should begin from the drainage line (bottom). This line is parallel to the slope line. For this reason, flowing precipitation will not fall on the joints of the strips of roofing material.
Laying euroroofing felt
The roll of roofing material must be unwound so that there are no folds on it. Then you need to tighten it properly. To fix one edge of the euroroofing felt, you need to heat it 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 roll up again to the fixed place.
At the next stage of installing a soft roof, the fusing itself is performed. To do everything correctly, you must follow the following rules for arranging a soft roof made of euroroofing felt:
- It is strictly forbidden to overheat the roofing material. Otherwise you will need to purchase a new one. When overheated, roofing material stops sticking.
- The finished roof surface should not have voids, black spots or areas without special protective coating. The roof covering, made with high quality, is always uniform.
- You should not forget about overlap when laying euroroofing felt. It must be at least 10 centimeters. As a guide, you can use a special strip applied along the entire length of the 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. These areas need to be applied roofing mastic, which, after drying, has the same protective properties as roofing felt.
You should also treat the junctions that may get snow in during the winter months. For roofs with a large slope, snow guards should be installed. To prevent ice in winter period It is necessary to correctly install drips and drainage systems.
The technology for installing a soft roof made of euroroofing material differs from the technology for laying bitumen shingles. However, in both cases, it is necessary to clear the roof of debris and foreign objects upon completion of installation work. Otherwise, the roofing material may deteriorate at points of contact with these objects.
Video on how to install soft roll roofing with your own hands:
Let's sum it up
You can do the installation of flexible tile roofing yourself. To perform installation work, you do not need to purchase expensive equipment. We only need ordinary tools builder Even installing roof aerators does not pose any great difficulties. The main thing in this matter is to follow safety rules.
It is best to start laying flexible tiles in hot, sunny weather. Then the shingles will fuse and create a single surface. A soft roofing covering will last much longer if you install a lining material, as well as a hydro- and vapor barrier layer.
Perform the most main function in the house - protective. Therefore, they must be of high quality and durable. Flexible tiles, which are installed in stages, are a very common roofing material. In almost all cases, it satisfies the buyer's requirements.
What is the material?
Flexible tiles, reviews about them are almost always positive, are a plate consisting of several layers and having one carved edge. Such material can have different shapes and sizes. The main ingredient used during the manufacture of such a roof is fiberglass or polyester. This explains the softness of the product. As for the strength characteristics, they appear due to impregnation with bitumen.
In addition, the material contains various synthetic additives, the purpose of which is considered to increase the necessary properties: resistance to external influences, frost, elasticity. It should be noted that thanks to this composition, the presented products have a large number of advantages.
In order for the material to have a beautiful appearance, multi-colored stone chips are applied to its surface. Next you will consider specifications such roofing that make it so popular.
Material advantages
Flexible tiles, reviews about them will help you decide whether you want to buy them or not, have the following advantages:
1. There is no need to build reinforced structures, since the material presented is light in weight.
2. Easy to use and install.
3. A wide range of prices, which allows anyone to buy a roof, regardless of their income or social status.
4. A large number of species.
5. Wide range of colors.
6. No extraneous noise (for example, raindrops).
7. Resistant to temperature extremes, fading, precipitation, cracking, corrosion, rot, fire and insect damage.
8. Excellent waterproofing.
9. Ease of transportation and installation (even on complex roofs).
10. Environmental safety and long service life.
Disadvantages of the product
Despite the fact that roofing made of flexible tiles has a lot of advantages, it also has certain disadvantages:
During installation, it is necessary to observe the roof slope, which ranges from 12-45 degrees.
The quality of the product depends on the fulfillment of all necessary requirements in production.
Such material should be laid on a solid surface (sheathing).
As you can see, flexible tiles, the price of which is acceptable for almost any buyer, do not have many easily removable shortcomings.
Specifications
The presented material has the following features:
1. Temperature range of use: -50 - +115 degrees.
2. Weight per 1 square meter - 5 kg.
3. Warranty service life - 30 years.
4. Sheet dimensions: length - 1 m, width - 33.3 cm.
5. Number of products in one package: 10-22 pcs.
In principle, these are the main characteristics of the presented material. Thanks to them, you can calculate the consumption of tiles for your roof and determine the cost of repairs in advance.
Types of material
Flexible tiles, the price of which is 200-2500 rubles per square meter, can be of different types:
1. Self-adhesive. Its peculiarity is considered adhesive base, which is covered in production with a special protective film. During installation, it is enough to remove it.
2. Traditional. It is attached using special adhesives.
In addition, there are also regular and ridge tiles. These types also have their own narrow purpose. You can also find in stores different shapes products and various color schemes of sheets. If you need flexible tiles, you should choose the types based on the requirements of the roof and your own preferences.
Features of material laying
This section is very important for those who are going to do the installation themselves. Laying flexible tiles is not very simple process. The fact is that it requires maximum attention, caution, accuracy and adherence to instructions. Exist certain features carrying out the procedure:
1. First of all, you must protect yourself while working at height. So wear comfortable work clothes and shoes, and be on the safe side by wearing strong connections.
2. Naturally, you will need to collect all necessary tool: scissors or a knife for cutting sheets, mastic (if necessary), nails (for better fastening of the material to the surface of the sheathing).
3. Please note that the base must best meet the requirements of the tiles. Firstly, it must be continuous. Secondly, the sheathing must be at a certain angle (no less than 10 and no more than 45 degrees, although vertical parts can also be covered).
4. It is better to work in the warm season at a temperature that will not be lower than +5 degrees.
5. It is better to combine the color of the tiles with the shade of the facade. In this case, you can achieve an almost perfect design.
6. Laying of flexible tiles can be done using a hot-air burner.
As you can see, there are some nuances that are very important to observe while working.
Preparation for installation: organization of lathing
If you have chosen flexible tiles, they should be installed only after careful preparation. That is, you will need to build a sheathing. This stage is very important for high-quality styling material.
So, to build a foundation it is better to use edged boards or plywood protected from moisture. Please note that the joints between the elements should fall exactly on the supports. The surface must be level, so use a building level when working.
It is also necessary to take into account ventilation gap under the roof. It should be about 5 cm. Thanks to it, you won’t have to worry about the safety and durability truss structure. In addition, the temperature inside the room will be normal for life.
If the base is not rigid enough, flexible tiles, installation of which must begin after selecting the colors and pattern of the material, will look unsightly. In addition, it will not fully perform its functions.
Installation instructions
Now we can consider the actual stages of laying the presented roof:
1. Installation of the lining. It must be attached to all parts of the roof: end, valley, eaves, near the junction with external walls, around attic windows, pipes. A slight slope of the base predetermines the laying of the lining over its entire surface. This must be done starting from the top of the roof and working down. The material should be laid with an overlap (10 cm). The seams of the product must be sealed with glue. In order for the lining to adhere well to the base, it is better to additionally secure it with nails.
2. Installation cornice strips and gable strips. This should be done with a certain overlap of 2-3 cm. Fixation is done using roofing nails. The distance between the fasteners is no more than 10 cm. At the joints, the step is 3 cm.
3. Laying the valley carpet. It is needed to provide additional waterproofing. The material must comply color scheme tiles. Otherwise, it may disrupt the combination.
4. Installation of eaves tiles. This should be done end to end. In this case, you need to move upward a few centimeters from the place where the bar is folded.
5. Installation of ordinary tiles. Here you need to use material from several packages at once. This will ensure a uniform coating. In this case, flexible tiles, which can be installed only after fully reading the instructions, are laid starting from the center of the eaves overhang and moving towards the ends. The first row must be secured so that the pattern necessarily coincides with the already laid material. It should be located 4 cm below the eaves tiles. Next, the product must be fastened so that the ends of the sheets are at the same level as the cutouts of the previous plates. If the material is positioned correctly, then you can remove the protective film (or coat the base with mastic) and glue it. Additionally, a few nails can be driven in slightly above the tile groove line.
6. Installation of ridge material. Each piece of these shingles must be secured with two nails. In this case, it spreads with an overlap of 5 cm. The tiles should be laid so that their short sides are parallel to the ridge.
7. Seam taping. This is done with a special substance.
Each row must be laid with a shift of half a meter from the previous one. This will ensure the tightness of the roof. If you decide to use such material as sheets it will be very useful for you.
Features of Shinglas tiles
This material is very popular. Shinglas tiles have excellent appearance, is resistant to corrosion processes thanks to the basalt granulate included in its composition. In addition, the material has a self-adhesive base.
Shinglas tiles can serve you for decades, as stated in the product warranty. The main advantages of the material are noiselessness, ease of use and installation, excellent resistance to negative temperatures. Due to the lightness of the product, it will not weigh down the structure, which means there will be no additional load on the foundation. This allows this roof to be used when constructing houses on soft soils.
Another property of the material is the low amount of waste. And resistance to moisture ensures good preservation of the design and protection of the house for many years.
How to properly care for your roof?
Flexible tiles, the installation instructions are already known to you, will last much longer. If you care for it correctly:
1. Do not allow the material to come into contact with vegetable oils, solvents, gasoline.
2. When inspecting roofs, try not to use sharp objects that could damage it.
3. Do not walk on the roof too often to avoid putting excessive stress on the material.
4. The roof should not be in contact with hot steam or heat sources that heat up to more than 45 degrees.
That's all. Now you know how to lay flexible tiles. Good luck!
To ensure that the roof covering lasts as long as possible for a long time, laying 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 rules for installation are the same.
Installation conditions
The instructions for installing bitumen tiles regulate temperature regime working with the material. It is recommended to install at air temperatures above +5 °C. Shingles - the elements that make up a flexible tile roof, are connected to the base surface not only with the help of metal fasteners, but also thanks to a special self-adhesive layer on the underside. High adhesion and tightness of the installed coating is ensured by heating from sun rays– the shingles are securely soldered to the base and to each other.
If the installation of flexible tiles is carried out in cool weather, the adhesion of the sheets may not be strong enough. To heat the adhesive layer of shingles, you can use a hot air torch ( construction hair dryer). It is also practiced to lay the material on bitumen mastic. But difficulties may arise with the installation of the ridge covering, since the material needs to be bent. In cold weather, asphalt shingles become stiffer and more brittle, and as the shingles are molded into the desired shape, microcracks can appear in the material.
If roofing has to be carried out in cool weather, packages with tiles should be kept in a warm, closed room for about a day.
If necessary styling roofing from bitumen piece material In cold weather, a small enclosed space is set up on the roof of the structure - a slatted frame covered with plastic film is mounted. To create the required temperature inside a limited volume, heat guns are used.
Base for roofing
The basis for installing a bitumen piece roofing means rafter system with continuous sheathing. To ensure proper functioning of the roofing pie, a vapor barrier membrane is installed on the inside of the rafter legs. WITH outside insulation is laid and a diffusion membrane is attached, which removes moisture from the heat-insulating layer and does not let it inside. Counter battens are placed along the rafters on top of the membrane.
Laying soft tiles requires a flat, continuous base made of edged or tongue-and-groove boards or sheet materials – OSB boards, moisture-resistant plywood. The moisture content of the lathing material should not exceed 20%.
The sheet material is laid with the long side parallel to the cornice. The boards must overlap at least two purlins and be attached to each rafter leg. The joining of sheathing elements is carried out on a support, while the joints of adjacent rows of sheathing should be located on different supports.
It's important to leave expansion joint between the sheathing elements - wood materials change their linear dimensions under the influence of temperature and moisture.
The roofing pie, which includes bitumen shingles, must be well ventilated. This will significantly reduce the formation of ice on the surface in winter, since the transfer of heat from the premises of the house to the roofing will be reduced. In summer, the ventilation gap, the height of which should be at least 5 cm, reduces the temperature inside the roofing pie, resulting in less overheating attic room. To ensure sufficient air circulation to remove moisture from inside the roof, special holes are left in the lower part of the roof (in the eaves lining), and an exhaust duct is installed in the ridge.
Lining layer
Installation of flexible tiles requires the use of special lining material. Piece bitumen coating 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 over the entire surface of the continuous sheathing. 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, in the places where the roof meets the walls, and around the attic windows. This allows you to reliably protect places where there is a high probability of snow and ice accumulation.
The principle of installation of the lining layer depends on its characteristics. The composite material made of polymer film and bitumen filler is self-adhesive: it is carefully laid on the sheathing and rolled with a roller to ensure tight adhesion and remove possible bubbles. Polyester waterproofing material is installed using bitumen mastic and is additionally secured in the top and side parts with a pitch of 20 cm using nails with wide flat heads, which are then treated with mastic. The lining layer is formed from strips roll material, laid parallel to the cornice. The longitudinal overlap should be 100 mm, the transverse overlap should be 200 mm.
The technology for laying soft tiles provides for certain principles for installing the lining in areas 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;
- for end and cornice overhangs – 400 mm.
To ensure the tightness of the overlaps, they are coated with bitumen mastic.
Installation of planks
To protect the sheathing from rain moisture, gable and cornice strips are installed. Installation of cornice strips (drippers) is carried out on top of the lining layer. The instructions require installation of elements with an overlap of at least 200 mm. Fastening elements should be arranged in a zigzag (in a checkerboard pattern) in 10 cm increments. Pediment strips are designed for the ends of roof slopes. Fastening is also carried out using roofing nails installed in 10 cm increments.
The valley waterproofing carpet is laid after installing the planks on the slopes. The color of the carpet is selected taking into account the color of the bitumen 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 installation of the finishing coating, when planning the roof, you should note the place where it will be located.
How to properly prepare roofing system instructions for installing soft tiles can be found in the thematic video.
Installation of roofing material
First of all, the installation of cornice tiles is carried out - a special element of a soft piece roof. Not all manufacturers offer special shingles for eaves. In this case, you need to use a strip of material that is cut out from ordinary shingles - the petals are cut off from it. Stepping back 2 cm from the eaves overhang, the resulting elements are glued.
Before installation, markings must be applied to the roof. Chalk lines indicating the location of rows of material make it possible to lay shingles exactly parallel to the eaves. The vertical line marks the middle of the slope. To make the roof look aesthetically pleasing, the covering is installed from bitumen tiles taken randomly from several packs. This allows you to level out differences in shades of the material.
Laying of flexible tiles begins from the middle of the eaves overhang - the shingles are installed to the right and left of the first. Protective film is removed from the roofing elements immediately before installation. The shingles are pressed tightly to the base, and then additionally secured with roofing nails driven in above the groove: 4 pieces for each shingle.
If the roof slope angle exceeds 45°, it is recommended to use 6 nails for fastening shaped bitumen tiles.
The first row of shingles is positioned so that their lower edge is 10-15 mm higher than the lower edge of the eaves tiles. Laying is carried out with the expectation that the petals of the bitumen elements cover the joints of the eaves shingles. The ends of the petals of subsequent rows should be above the cutouts of the previous layer or at their level. In the places where the shingles join the gable strips, the material is cut off along the edge of the roof, the edges are glued using bitumen mastic, and they need to be coated by 10 cm.
To avoid damaging the bottom layer of tiles, when cutting off excess material, you should place a small board or piece of plywood under its edge.
Arrangement of the valley
Installation of tiles requires a special approach to creating a reliable and durable valley structure. Before laying ordinary tiles, a waterproofing lining is installed under the valley, to which the flexible tiles are fused using a hot air gun or fixed using bitumen-polymer mastic.
Work on arranging the valley should begin with a slope with a flatter angle of inclination or a slope with a shorter length.
On the slope opposite to the selected one, parallel to the valley axis, at a distance of 30 cm from it, a line should be drawn. The shingles reaching this line from the first slope (with an overlap of the valley axis) are cut along the line and secured with mastic or fused with a hot air gun. This method is used to install all shingles that come from a gentle (or short) slope. Then a line is drawn on this slope, parallel to the axis of the valley and spaced 10 cm from it. The shingles reaching the line from the opposite slope are cut exactly along the line, and their upper corners should be trimmed by approximately 60°.
Roofing nails can be used at a distance of at least 30 cm from the valley axis. Therefore, when arranging it, the material should be glued or fused.
Ridge covering
The ridge covering is laid after the installation of ordinary tiles is completed. Cornice elements can be used for these purposes. In other cases, the material is cut from ordinary shingles:
- if the shingle petals are rectangular in shape, they are cut off, and the remaining wide strip is mounted on the ridge;
- The shingles, which form a pattern of hexagons when laid, are cut into hexagonal fragments, from which the ridge covering is made.
To simplify and secure work on the roof ridge, scaffolding should be installed.
Straight strips are heated with a hot air gun, bent along the axis and laid on the ridge with an overlap of 50 mm. Each strip is fixed with 4 nails.