Shingling A Shed Roof Youtube

How to lay shingles.

Shingling a shed roof youtube.

Shingles keep water out in layers. Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles. As a matter of general perception shingling the roof on a warm day is better than a cool day as the heat helps the shingles in adjusting and expanding according to the requirement. If the existing roof has wavy horizontal lines you can take out the waves by snapping a horizontal line 1 2 inch below the shingle bottoms of one course.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. This is how to shingle a gambrel shed roof. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it. Lay a strip of felt at the bottom of the roof and move towards the top of the roof with each new strip.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. The part you want will have the two wider adhesive strips. Keeping a solid roofing layer of shingles is an important way to avoid water damage and.

Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. How to shingle a shed with architectural shingles. Shingles protect sloping rooftops from the effects of rain snow and hail while providing an attractive crown for the house. Ensure that each higher strip slightly overlaps the strip below it.

Place staples 6 to 8 inches 15 2 to 20 3 cm apart in the. Shingling a roof with architectural shingles is similar to using 3 tab shingles. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

To make your own starter shingles cut the shingle at the edge of the middle strip of adhesive. The roof may have a shallower and steeper slope and steeper ones have ridge caps. Use a staple gun or hammer tacker to staple the felt to the roof. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.