How To Lay Roof Shingles On A Shed

Take care where you discard the existing materials for the time being and make sure to get rid of them properly later.

How to lay roof shingles on a shed.

Install asphalt roofing on storage shed. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Step 2 apply roofing paper. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half.

This video will show you how to install roof shingles. Lay the second row of shingles. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles.

Not only does the shed roof have a more attractive interesting appearance but roof shingles are a more durable roofing option and not much more difficult to install than standard mineral roofing felt which is the most common roofing material for sheds in this country. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscr. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof.

Use a fork to work the edges lose and then begin to strip them off with a shovel. Watch and see how easy it is. Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below.