How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?

On 9/30/17 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?


Read info from GAF he
https://www.gaf.com/Warranties_Techn...R_2011_133.pdf

or

http://tinyurl.com/ybzyfo37

On 9/30/2017 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?



You will be OK. You can get down into the 40's but 70 to 90 is best to
make them pliable.

Thanks both for the link and assurance. I have been very uneasy about this and will sleep better.

On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 2:41:29 PM UTC-4, Thomas wrote:
Thanks both for the link and assurance. I have been very uneasy about this and will sleep better.

Oct is no problem. Some people think they need high temps to seal,
but apparently the sealing sticks well enough at low temps that they
don't lift and eventually it gets hotter and they can seal even better
then.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:25:02 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 9/30/2017 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?



You will be OK. You can get down into the 40's but 70 to 90 is best to
make them pliable.

Can the roofer lightly torch the shingles to make them pliable? Attach
and not worry...

I imagine there is a fair difference due to the color of the shingle. I know for a fact that black roofs are appreciably hotter than white roofs, but I can't tell you the difference in actual degrees.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:39:31 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I imagine there is a fair difference due to the color of the shingle. I know for a fact that black roofs are appreciably hotter than white roofs, but I can't tell you the difference in actual degrees.

Here in the Mojave desert, I've seen roofs with white quartz rocks on
roofs placed on top of tar/shingle roofing. The white rocks refract
the heat back up. (old methods)

My roof is Spanish style concrete ~ 21 years old. Neighbor had leaks
because the valleys clogged to "stuff". At least he has cut the tree
back -- less "stuff" on the roof.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 09:23:19 -0700 (PDT), Thomas
wrote:

How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?
A good strong sunny day and a dark roof, they will seal down at 50F
no problem. The surface temp of the roof gets WAY bhaigher than air
temp on a sunny day.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:30:21 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 13:25:02 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 9/30/2017 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?



You will be OK. You can get down into the 40's but 70 to 90 is best to
make them pliable.

Can the roofer lightly torch the shingles to make them pliable? Attach
and not worry...
Torch and not worrry in the same sentance????

On 9/30/17 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?


Hope those aren't IQ scores for the installers...

--
Everyone brings joy to my life. Some when they enter it and some when
they leave it.

On 9/30/2017 6:35 PM, Travis Bickle wrote:
On 9/30/17 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in
Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to
rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?


Hope those aren't IQ scores for the installers...


I had a cousin-in-law that was a roofer. Yeah, they seem a bit high for
their IQ.

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 17:48:00 -0400, wrote:

Can the roofer lightly torch the shingles to make them pliable? Attach
and not worry...

Torch and not worrry in the same sentance????

Read the question and the last part. How did you come up with the "in
the same sentence", Clare?!

I'm not talking about burning the house down, but to simply use a
torch to lightly heat the shingles so they are pliable.

On 10/1/2017 2:15 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 17:48:00 -0400, wrote:

Can the roofer lightly torch the shingles to make them pliable? Attach
and not worry...

Torch and not worrry in the same sentance????

Read the question and the last part. How did you come up with the "in
the same sentence", Clare?!

I'm not talking about burning the house down, but to simply use a
torch to lightly heat the shingles so they are pliable.


It can work but I've heard of many house fires stated by roofers.
Especially membrane roofs, but shingles ones too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsogjPsAZ8
http://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/loc...c9a99c277.html

On 9/30/17 6:56 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/30/2017 6:35 PM, Travis Bickle wrote:
On 9/30/17 12:23 PM, Thomas wrote:
How hot does it need to be for shingles to properly stick? Im in
Wilkes Barre Pa 18702.
Today high is 60 ish. Expected to warm up this week. Was supposed to
rip on Sept 23 but did not get the oermit on time. Do I need 60, 70 80?


Hope those aren't IQ scores for the installers...


I had a cousin-in-law that was a roofer.Â* Yeah, they seem a bit high for
their IQ.

My experience over the years with many home remodeling projects is that
roofing subs are pretty much the bottom of the barrel- and that is one
deep barrel with a lot of extra bottom....

--
€œYou cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.€�
- Andrew Carnegie

On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 11:15:14 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 17:48:00 -0400, wrote:

Can the roofer lightly torch the shingles to make them pliable? Attach
and not worry...

Torch and not worrry in the same sentance????

Read the question and the last part. How did you come up with the "in
the same sentence", Clare?!

I'm not talking about burning the house down, but to simply use a
torch to lightly heat the shingles so they are pliable.
There is a reason "hot roofers" are almost impossible to insure - and
a lot of "cold roofers" around here I wouldn't trust with a torch on a
roof - sorry you actually had the torch and worry in 2 separate
sentances.

Anyway, the sun will warm up the shingles and stick them down on a
cold sunny day.

If you need to warm shingles to lay them it's too darn cold to be on
the roof anyway - buy I'd use a flameless heat gun

Roof is done. Needed 15 sheets of ply. Currently 83f. I am in a good mood. Allstate claim offered me 250 bucks. **** off.