How To Shingle A Shed Roof Ridge

Roof the ridge with 12 inch squares cut from standard shingles.

How to shingle a shed roof ridge.

A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side. Secure the ridge cap. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.

Nail the fold over to the other roof deck. Once both roof decks have been shingled and ridge has two layers of shingle tops folded over it you re ready for the finishing touches. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge. Watch and see how easy it is.

Use store bought hip ridge shingles or make your own. You can cut 1 regular 3 tab shingle into 3 ridge shingles. Fold the top of the shingle over the ridge. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Some extra tips for installing ridge shingles on a shed or playhouse.

Measure the length of a shingle as it lies across the roof. The tabs of the last row of shingles should come within 5 1 2 of the ridge. Architectural shingles aren t great for making your own hip and ridge shingles. When shingling a shed roof with three tab shingles the standard asphalt covered tar backed shingles used on most residential roofs you will come to a point at which the top row must be finished with another type of shingle i e ridge cap shingles.

Work your way all the way up the roof then shingle the other side of the roof using the same technique. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. If your roof s width is not an even multiple of the shingle s length you will have a partial piece on one end of each row. How to shingle a shed roof ridge.

Most asphalt shingles are 3 feet 91 4 centimeters in length. This will help determine how the shingles will lay on the roof width. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones.