How To Shingle A Single Slope Roof

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How to shingle a single slope roof.

When you get to the other edge you will have one shingle strip with exposed nails. That works out to about nine degrees if that works better for you. Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place. To do this begin on one end of the ridge and place the ridge cap so.

Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. Nail the shingle with four nails two in the adhesive stirp and two at either corner. This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

Lay the first ridge cap. Trim the edges on the rake and top edge so that they are flush with the other shingles. Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. The minimum requirement is 2 12.

As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles. A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area. How to finish the top shingle row on a shed roof. Use bitumen based roofing cement to cover each nail head.

You will know it is time to switch to ridge caps when the non. They provide excellent weather resistance great value and now more than ever a tremendous range of beautiful designs and color blends. Shingles of all types need to have a slope to function properly. Determine when to stop laying three tab shingles and switch to ridge caps.

The short simple answer is 2 12 has traditionally been considered the absolute minimum acceptable roof slope suitable for asphalt shingles. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing.