National Roofing Directory

    Roofing Videos

    50 videos, picked by hand and grouped by the part of the job they cover — tear-off and decking, underlayment, flashing and valleys, ventilation, standing seam, slate, tile, low-slope membrane, FORTIFIED construction, fall protection and storm damage. They come from manufacturers’ own technical channels, trade and standards bodies, a state safety regulator, a state insurance regulator, and instructional channels that have been at it long enough to be worth watching.

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    DIY & homeowner repairs

    Small repairs a homeowner can reasonably attempt, and the ones that only look small.

    Shingle installation

    Nailing, starter course, laminate application and the manufacturer instructions warranties hang on.

    Tear-off & decking

    Stripping the old roof, reading the deck underneath and sheathing it back properly.

    Underlayment & ice barrier

    Felt against synthetic, self-adhering membrane at eaves and valleys, and where each belongs.

    Flashing & valleys

    Step flashing, drip edge, chimneys, dormers and valleys — where most roofs actually leak.

    Ventilation

    Balanced intake and exhaust, net free area, and cutting a ridge opening that works.

    Metal & standing seam

    Panel layout, seams, valleys and penetrations on standing seam and exposed-fastener roofs.

    Slate

    Repairing and installing natural slate — hooks, headlap, nailing and the mistakes that shorten a century roof.

    Tile

    Concrete and clay tile: terminology, first-course details and how tile compares with asphalt.

    Low-slope, TPO & EPDM

    Single-ply and self-adhered systems: welding, seams, drains and edge terminations.

    FORTIFIED & resilience

    The IBHS sealed roof deck, taped seams and what the standard is actually testing for.

    Safety & fall protection

    Anchors, harnesses, ladders and hazard spotting, largely from a state safety regulator.

    Storm damage & inspection

    Identifying hail and wind damage, impact ratings, and how a roof claim gets handled.

    Read alongside

    Several of these videos are demonstrations of arithmetic this site will do for you, or of work covered in more depth in the written guides.

    Roof ventilation calculator

    Attic floor area to required net free area under the 1/150 and 1/300 rules, split into intake and exhaust.

    Roofing squares calculator

    Footprint and pitch to squares and bundles, with a waste factor you can set yourself.

    Roofing guides

    Repair, replacement, storm damage, metal and flat roof systems, written out at length.