How Do You Shingle A Shed Roof

Secure each shingle with four nails.

How do you shingle a shed roof.

Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles. Make sure you buy exterior grade plywood because it. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. But first things first i know you are keen to start installing roof shingles if you are building a shed from scratch make sure the shed frame is square and level before you begin your roof construction.

See products and services from this episode. Whether you re building a brand new shed or re roofing an existing structure it s important to know the best way to cover it start by choosing a roof style that suits your needs and preferences for your shed. Trim the shingles at the ridge and ends of roof. Continue to nail horizontal rows of shingles onto the roof.

Once all beams are in place cover with 12 mm 1 2 exterior grade plywood sheathing. Step 1 strip old roofing materials. Each row should overlap the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm not less. Shingles keep water out in layers.

Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. From there you can begin measuring cutting and arranging your rafter boards in the desired configuration. You will have an offset pattern in the shingles so that the edges of the shingles do not line up. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles.

Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires. Center each ridge cap shingle over the ridge and attach with two nails. Take care where you discard the existing materials for the time being and make sure to get rid of them properly later. Use a fork to work the edges lose and then begin to strip them off with a shovel.

The center of each shingle in each row should lay directly above the edge of the shingle in the row below it. If this is an old shed you will need to remove the existing shingles before you can lay the new stuff.