How To Shingle A Garden Shed Roof

I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.

How to shingle a garden shed roof.

Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. Cover the roof with roofing felt. Use a chalk line or straightedge and framing square to ensure that your rows remain neat and orderly all the way across your roof. Nail the shingle in place with four nails so the shingle overlaps the drip cap on the end and bottom of the roof by 1 2 to 3 4 inch.

Step 2 position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches. Drag it gently from one end of the roof to the other east to west or west to east. Secure each shingle at the top using three 1 in 2 5 cm roofing nails. Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows.

Use a 4 inch 10 cm paintbrush or a roller to apply the paint or primer. Continue nailing cut shingles along the bottom row to create a solid strip of shingles at the bottom of the roof. Use a hammer stapler to fasten it down applying a staple every 12 to 14 inches. For this project you will need.

When it comes to roofing for your shed green is more than just a color it is an environmentally sound way of putting the finishing touches on your garden shed project. Attach the starter strip. Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed. How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles.

Bitumen shingles require galvanised nails with a minimum 10mm head to secure them. Roofing felt drip edge shingle. Begin at the bottom working in horizontal lines and gradually moving upward. In this video i show you the basics of roofing.

Wooden cedar shingles require about 1kg 1400 nails of 31mm x 1 8mm silicone bronze annular ring nails for 6 bundles of shingles. Make sure the top and bottom of each row overlap by 2 inches 5 1 cm. Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle. Shed build time lapse.

Apply waterproof paint or primer to promote felt attachment. Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt. Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.