How To Shingle Roof A Shed

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How to shingle roof a shed. To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Attach the starter strip. I show you how to shingle a shed roof or at least how i go about shingling a shed roof. Step 1 strip old roofing materials.

Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt. Center each shingle on the ridge of the. Make cuts in the solid part of each three tab shingle to match the ones on the opposing side. We put cap shingles on and i show you how to cover roofing nails so.

Do this on both sides of the roof. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Start installing roof shingles.

Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows. How to shingle your shed roof. Nail the shingle in place with four nails so the shingle overlaps the drip cap on the end and bottom of the roof by 1 2 to 3 4 inch. Measure up the width of a full shingle from the drip edge and make a mark at each end of the roof.

How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles. Step 4 cap the top. 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. If this is an old shed you will need to remove the existing shingles before you can lay the new stuff.

Step 2 apply roofing paper. Cover the ridge of the shed s roof with these cut shingles.