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Title: How to Minimize Buckling of Asphalt Composition Shingles
Author: APA, 2002
File: Free Builder Tips, PDF 402 KB, 2 pages
Audience: Written for builders, designers, and homeowners with some prior knowledge of roof construction.

Review
Short discussion and guidelines for minimizing buckling of ashalt shingles when placed on roof decking, wood structural panels (plywood, OSB).

Issues covered include:

• attic ventilation
• vapor retarders
• acclimate sheathing before installation
• space sheathing panels
• stand over supports during install
• store shingles correctly
• install shingle underlayment correctly
• considerations for asphalt composition shingles
• repair suggestions for roofs with buckled shingles

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• no graphics

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