Roofing template and method of cutting roofing shingles

摘要

Disclosed is a template and method for use in the roofing industry for cutting roofing shingles on site in multiple useful lengths with each individual cut. The template, formed of a durable material such as aluminum, comprises a base plate having an upwardly facing planar surface. Border walls rise from two adjacent sides of the planar surface of the base plate and have abutment surfaces facing inwardly towards the planar surface of the base plate. Permanent markings on the abutment surfaces and the planar surface are visible at a fixed point above the template so as to enable a person with a T-square and a cutting instrument to cut a standard size shingle piece into two useful pieces or to cut multiple shingles stacked on top of one another into two useful pieces.

主权项

1. A roofing template which comprises:
a. A base plate; b. Border walls extending in the same outwardly direction from at least two adjacent sides of said base plate; c. Graduated marks visible along at least one of said border walls; d. Graduated marks visible along a length of said base plate; e. Said border wall graduations and base plate graduations both being visible from a fixed point at a spaced distance from the base plate.