Shingling A Flat Shed Roof

Step 3 install a starter course.

Shingling a flat shed roof.

How to shingle a shed roof ridge. Start with a double layer along the eaves and work up toward the ridge the. How to shingle a flat roof step 1. The roof is shingled.

Install drip caps along the bottom edges of the roof called the eaves. The starter roll should then be placed on the bottom edge of the shed roof. Before you apply the shingles make sure that the roof is thoroughly covered with tar paper. Know that there are a number of cities that will allow for composition asphalt roof shingles at a two to 12.

Fasten the tar paper on top of the roof by using the stables and staple gun. The tar paper is designed to protect the building from rain and leakage. Keep in mind that. Step 2 placing the starter roll.

The tabs of the last row of shingles should come within 5 1 2 of the ridge. Step 2 staple the felt to the sheathing. Fold the top of the shingle over the ridge. Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle.

Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. Nail the fold over to the other roof deck.