How To Attach Roof Shingles

Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof.

How to attach roof shingles.

Once the cement is spread across the roof it s time to place the second layer down. Watch and see how easy it is. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Repeat this on both sides of the roof.

Place these starter strips side by side on the tar with their edges. Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place.

As mentioned above place the first 6 inches 15 cm of the second layer on top of the first layer. Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Open a pack of three tab shingles.

Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. Trim the tabs off of enough of them to cover the length of the roof using a utility knife. Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing.

Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide. Get your trowel and another scoop of cement and apply it on the roof below the second chalk line. Apply roofing cement and secure the second layer to the roof. Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row.