How To Lay Cedar Roof Shingles

Install the first course directly on top of the starter course.

How to lay cedar roof shingles.

Cover the roof with roofing felt. Make sure to put the thick end at the top on only the bottom row. Add remaining courses until you reach the roofline. Maintain the broken bond pattern throughout the roof and ensure a 5mm gap is left between each cedar shingle.

Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. Step 2 position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches. Each shingle will have two nails that go in it an inch from either side and 4 inches from the top of the shingle. Shake roofing requires a starter course of shingles positioned flush with the roof s drip edge or alternately extending inch below the lower edge of the roof.

Position the shingles with a. Use a chalk line to align the starter course of cedar shingles. Cover the roof in felt roofing paper. Use a hammer stapler to fasten it down applying a staple every 12 to 14 inches.

So how to install cedar shingles on a shed. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide. Make sure the existing shingles are nailed down well and you aren t missing any shingles. This will provide you an even surface for the new ones.

Unless the shingles you have are badly damaged or you have three layers or more you don t need to remove the old shingles to install new cedar shingles. Ridges see our available ridges here when you reach the ridgeline you will need to cut the shingles to maintain the 125mm gauge the shingles can be cut with a hand saw or by using a stanley blade to score them. Install shingles using 2 weather resistant nails. Overlap every shingle by at least an inch and a half from where the edge of the roof is.