3 tab shingle 11 1/2 in at gutter and at edge 29 in and 35 for 6 inch lines for tabs to line up right and be right and every 5 inch mark a line from your 11 1/2 in mark all the way to peak and chalk line every mark you cant mess up dont forget to lay starters.
3 demisional at gutter 12 inch mark and edge 38 inch and let next shingle hang past 6 inches and from 12 inch mark at gutter for starter mark 5 1/2 in marks all the up roof to peak it will be pristene.
and for ridge cap you always use 3 tab shingles you can get three ridge per shingle.
You are better off removing the old. You can inspect the decking and the shingles will lay flater.
Yes. The water will run off and it drys quickly. Even if they lay shingles on wet paper, it will dry.
Shingles virus is commonly known as chichken pox virus. When chicken pox virus stays latent in the body(in the nervous system) and becomes reactivated after few years, it is referred to as shingles. Shingles occurring in adults has more complications than chicken pox.
It is mostly made of brick. Origionaly the roof was going to be made of stone slate, but the shingles arived in terrible condition and no one who knew how the lay stone slate was found, so wooden shingles ended up being used.
Prices vary widely depending upon your area Best bet is to get a few local quotes
No. Shingles is not contagious, but someone with shingles can give chicken pox or varicella to someone who has not had chicken pox before.
Shingles
No. You only get shingles's if you have had chickenpox. No chickenpox no shingles's.
Shingles vaccine protects you from the shingles for few years only.
You could get the vaccine if you already had shingles; but it may not help you from recurrence of zoster, which by the way is less than 5%. If it does recur, the vaccine may help you.
When asphalt shingles were first used, it was done all the time. The problem is that the shingles will not lay flat which give the roof an uneven appearance and makes them much easier to puncture by walking on them or with hail. No one does this anymore, strip off the cedar and put plywood or OSB over the space sheathing. More work and expense, but worth it in the long run.
The medical term for the disease known as akki in Tamil is herpes zoster. In English lay terms, it's known as shingles.