Use a crowbar nail bar or roofing shovel to loosen the old shingles.
How to put cedar shakes on a roof.
A shake roof is a beautiful option for homes but between the high cost to initially install it and the amount of cedar shingle roof maintenance needed it is not an option for everybody.
These heavy resaws are made from a block of cedar roughly 1 5 8 in.
Remove these old shingles and loose roofing nails from the roof.
Thick at the butt.
Planning and preparation roofing felt as with most roofing efforts you ll want to start your installation.
Make sure to put the thick end at the top on only the bottom row.
Install roofing felt before you take a hammer to those shingles you ll first need to install the roofing felt.
Step 3 put the next shingle about one eighth to one quarter of an inch away from the edge of the first shingle.
Cedar roofing consists of thin tapered pieces shingles or shakes typically measuring 18 or 24 inches.
Check the felt paper.
How to install cedar shingles on a shed roof step 1.
Thick handsplit from a 24 in.
A peaked cedar roof requires a carefully constructed cap to ensure a weather tight seal.
Position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches.
Lap rows of 36 inch wide felt using the provided lap lines as guides.
Burton roofing merchants have put together a step by step guide on how to make a shingle roof.
Then lay down a layer of roofing felt.
Installing the cedar shingles.
Fortunately there are new options on the market that can give you the feel of a cedar shake roof without all of the required cedar maintenance.
Each shingle will have two nails that go in it an inch from either side and 4 inches from the top of the shingle.
Cedar shingles are becoming an increasingly popular roofing material due to their sustainability advantages and natural timber look.
The block is then resawn corner to corner to create two tapered shakes between 3 4 in.
Before installing the shakes the roofer covers the roof deck with 15 or 30 pound roofing felt.