How Do I Shingle A Shed Roof

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How do i shingle a shed roof.

Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. Trim the shingles at the ridge and ends of roof. Installing a shed roof that is impermeable to the elements is not easy and the top row of your shingles is often the most vulnerable to water. See products and services from this episode.

Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Cut 12x12 inch ridge cap shingles from standard roof shingles. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.

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. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles. Secure each shingle with four nails. 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. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires. Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles. Center each ridge cap shingle over the ridge and attach with two nails.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge. Shingles keep water out in layers. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. In order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the bottom of the roof.