Reshingle Shed Roof

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.

Reshingle shed roof. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off.

Watch and see how easy it is. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it. Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles.

Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. For shingling a shed roof you would require thick shingles nail gun measuring tape chalks roofing paper roofing nails ladder and a razor to trim the unnecessary portion of the shingles. The rise is how much the roof increases in pitch for every 12 inches in horizontal.

Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. In one way or.

Pry the shingle from the roof. Use these tips to reshingle your roof. Take a look at some steps as to how to shingle a shed roof. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles. This is the trickiest part of estimating the cost to reshingle a roof because you have to factor in the rise. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps.

Remove leftover debris from the roof. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. Shingles keep water out in layers.