The invention is a steel hand-held u-shaped roofing tool that allows for and facilitates the installation of new roofing shingles underneath existing asphalt shingles. The invention utilizes a unique steel shape and accompanying embedded magnet to accomplish this. The main parts are the body that distributes hammer impacts from above around a void that the old shingle slides into. A protected embedded magnet that holds the roofing nails perpendicular to the bottom surface of the tool.

A method for applying a roofing membrane may include unrolling an adhesive material onto a roofing board to adhere a bottom surface of the adhesive material to the roofing board. The method may include removing a release liner from the adhesive material to expose a top surface of the adhesive material. The method may include applying a roofing membrane to the exposed top surface of the adhesive material to adhere the roofing membrane to the roofing board.

A method for applying a roofing membrane may include unrolling an adhesive material onto a roofing board to adhere a bottom surface of the adhesive material to the roofing board. The method may include removing a release liner from the adhesive material to expose a top surface of the adhesive material. The method may include applying a roofing membrane to the exposed top surface of the adhesive material to adhere the roofing membrane to the roofing board.

A roofing, cladding or siding product which is light weight, easy to install, durable and resistant to environmental wear. The module comprises an underlapping region and an exposed region, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be at least partially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent module when installed on a building surface. The module also includes a textured surface area on an upper surface of the underlapping region and/or an underside of the exposed region. In use, the textured surface (e.g. made up from a densely packed group of cones, pyramids or cylinders) presents an increased surface area for improved contact with an adhesive. The adhesive, e.g. in strip form, may by located on an aligning part of an adjacent module with the textured surface area.

A roofing, cladding or siding product which is light weight, easy to install, durable and resistant to environmental wear. The module comprises an underlapping region and an exposed region, wherein the underlapping region is adapted to be at least partially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent module when installed on a building surface. The module also includes a textured surface area on an upper surface of the underlapping region and/or an underside of the exposed region. In use, the textured surface (e.g. made up from a densely packed group of cones, pyramids or cylinders) presents an increased surface area for improved contact with an adhesive. The adhesive, e.g. in strip form, may by located on an aligning part of an adjacent module with the textured surface area.

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, particularly as photovoltaic modules having the appearance of a plurality of roofing tiles that each have photovoltaic cells. Each photovoltaic module may include a metal backer, photovoltaic cells, and light transmissive top sheets adhered to both the metal backer and the photovoltaic cells. BIPV systems can also include non-photovoltaic modules that appear similar to photovoltaic modules, but do not collect solar energy.

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems provide for solar panel arrays that can be aesthetically pleasing to an observer. BIPV systems can be incorporated as part of roof surfaces as built into the structure of the roof, particularly as photovoltaic modules having the appearance of a plurality of roofing tiles that each have photovoltaic cells. Each photovoltaic module may include a metal backer, photovoltaic cells, and light transmissive top sheets adhered to both the metal backer and the photovoltaic cells. BIPV systems can also include non-photovoltaic modules that appear similar to photovoltaic modules, but do not collect solar energy.

A system for mounting roof tiles, such as solar tiles 108, is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of base mounting sections 200, a plurality of pin joint 102 and a plurality of overhang sections 104. The base mounting sections are fixed to deck 302 horizontally in spaced disposition parallel to a deck ridge 304, and the pin joints 102 and the overhang sections 104 are fixed to two proximal and distal sides of tiles 108 by adhesives. The tiles 108 are removably installed over a pair of adjacent base mounting sections 200 with the overhang section 104 fastened to the proximal base mounting section 200 and the pin joints 102 fastened to the distal base mounting section 200. After installation, the overhang section 104 overlaps with the tiles 108 of adjacent row on the proximal side thereby preventing ingress of water.

A roofing system including a cap shingle and a method of producing a cap shingle are disclosed. In one embodiment, the cap shingle is formed with a continuous or discontinuous self-sealing adhesive that is applied along a ridgeline direction and can provide high wind resistance, without the use of hand-sealed adhesive application. In an embodiment of the method, one or more layers of a shingle material can be oriented in a machine direction with the self-sealing adhesive applied adjacent side edges of the shingle material to form the cap shingles having self-seal strips and configured to bend in the machine direction for installation of the cap shingles along a ridge of a roof.

A system and method for expedited tile installation are disclosed. The system may include a clamp strip and at least one tile. The clamp strip may be made of conjoined foldable strips. Each strip may include one or more clamps. The clamp strip role may be configured to unroll on a surface. The clamp strip may be adhered to the surface, after unrolling, using one or more fastening mechanisms. The at least one tile may include one or more wedges fixed to a rear side of the at least one tile. Each wedge may be configured to be inserted into the one or more clamp for installing the at least one tile. The one or more clamps and the one or more wedges may be configured to interlock for gripping the at least one tile to the clamp strip.