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Install Synthetic Underlayment (ProArmor)

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My FIRST TIME Roofing. NEVER AGAIN! (EP.8)

What happens here

The installation of the synthetic underlayment (ProArmor) follows the freeze barrier. The presenter explains that this material protects the house from moisture if water penetrates the shingles. He notes that the previous 60-year-old roof also used cap nails for the underlayment, which he believes is a smarter choice than staples to prevent water penetration. The ProArmor underlayment is marked with guidelines for nail placement and overlap, simplifying the installation process. The underlayment is stopped short of the valley center to avoid nails within 12 inches of the valley, and cut at an angle to ensure adequate overlapping. The underlayment is secured with cap nails using a hammer.

Goal: Layer synthetic underlayment for moisture protection

Tools and materials

  • Hammer
  • Utility Knife
  • Cap Nails
  • ProArmor Synthetic Underlayment

What they say

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it's like a a Vortex effect next up we got the underlayment this is the stuff that protects your house from all the moisture after you know and and if water gets underneath or shingles now when it comes to securing the stuff I keep seeing all these videos of guys using Staples that are roofers and I'm not the one to speak about this I don't hate me for it but the manufacturer requires you for you to use cap nails and there's tap Nails on the 60 year old house under layman so I'm assuming cap nails is a smarter bet to go because with staples the water just penetrates through roofers don't hate me this is just what I've been seeing so what's cool this underlayment is they marked out exactly where all the Nails need to go and we're overlap it so here's a perfect what looks like a three inch overlap get them all down the middle it's about a 12 inch grid small holes on the outside once you overlap it with the second layer you hit the big holes takes all the guesswork out of it man do I love one a product is dummy proof they give you the lines they give you the nails they give you everything [Music] so with these valleys here and it's all underlayment the rule of thumb is you don't want Nails within 12 inches on each side of the valley the underlayment we're stopping in early we're marking out where our 12 inches is and we're just cutting it at an angle here so therefore we have adequate overlapping [Music] so the nails you're using they're the specifically I forgot the name one but they're these like ribbed nails so what happens when they're driven in they're a lot harder to come out than traditional Nails making sure that if you get hit with some kind of weathering whatever this waterproofing underlayment does not come ripping out [Music] yeah oh dangerous place out here I will say if Staples were an option this will go so much quicker because this is Bang Bang Bang on roll on roll and roll there is I found out uh like an automated stapling device for these cap nails but it's 60 bucks and then you buy the cartridges and they're like another 40 50 bucks and there's not even a lot in the box so if you're a professional roofer makes sense investing it but I hope I never have to do another roof ever again so no it makes no sense until my mom was done with this tire roof and I was like man why didn't I buy it [Music] I'm tired I'm hot my back is tight and I'm lightheaded and all the check boxes [Music] all right it's been three hours we go one side of the roof done…

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