Robert Jones Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 This has probably been covered here before, and quite possibly a question I may have already asked in the past, my apologies! 3 tab shingle install, how much exposure is too much? Click to Enlarge 79.04 KB Click to Enlarge 81.04 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 That is the work of amateurs, and you are right to call it. Anything more than the correct exposure is too much, IMO. There's also a good chance they screwed up other stuff and didn't use underlay, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 That's too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 If the courses are stretched so far that the fasteners won't be able to catch the top of the *lower* shingle, then they're spaced too far apart. On 3-tabs, pretty much any stretching will put you over that limit because you only have about 1/2" of nailing zone to begin with. The shingles in your picture are only held down by half as many fasteners as they should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 That's not a very steep pitch. I suspect that's a leaker whenever there snow melting up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 You should not be able to see the top of the key of the lower shingle below the upper shingle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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