Shingle A Roof Peak

Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.

Shingle a roof peak.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. 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. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle.

Overlap the shingles to cover the nails on the side edges and use roofing cement to cover the nail heads on the shingle at the end of the roof. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. The quality and cost of asphalt roof shingles vary widely and it s generally recommended to stay away from cheap roof shingles as they are the quickest to fall apart and require roof replacement.

As a general rule if you have a north south roof orientation the south end of the roof peak is the correct. A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side. Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles.

Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof. If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project.

Asphalt roof shingles are available as the common 3 tab shingle or the more durable architectural roof shingle. Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet. It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a.

Begin capping the roof peak on the side that receives the least amount of wind. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps.