Shingling A Shed Roof

I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.

Shingling a shed roof.

Watch and see how easy it is. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.

Shingles keep water out in layers. If you hit a stack vent or chimney interlace the shingles with the flashing to allow water to run down the roof. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.

Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires.

Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the. Continue laying your shingles horizontally up the roof. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles.

Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. Sheds are important storage areas that have to be able to protect your possessions from the weather this is impossible however without a well shingled roof as water will just drip through and potentially damage everything inside shingling your shed roof is fairly simple and straight forward fortunately and if done correctly it won t need a replacement for some time. Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.

Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles. Shed build time lapse.