How To Put A New Roof On A Shed

In this video i show you the basics of roofing.

How to put a new roof on a shed.

Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. The phased installation of how to build a slanted shed roof comprises the following steps. Place it at the ends of the outer wall on the pre fixed waterproofing material.

Cover the ridge of the shed s roof with these cut shingles. Cover your rafter trusses with plywood sheathing. Run a bead of 100 percent silicone sealant along the underside of the short edge of the next panel. The silicone will spread and adhere creating a seal.

Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. At the first stage the mauerlat is installed. Put down your first sheet of plywood at the corner of one end of the roof. Screw the new panel in place as described.

Make cuts in the solid part of each three tab shingle to match the ones on the opposing side. The process of building build a shed roof includes several important steps. Watch and see how easy it is. Mauerlat must be fixed with the help of anchor bolts wires or plugs.

Drive a nail into each corner of the plywood to hold it in place temporarily. Install the panel so that the short lip overlaps the large lip. Shed build time lapse. If your shed roof is flat or has a pitch of 18 degrees or less consider building a green roof on it.

This involves covering the roof in epdm and then adding a frame that can be filled with soil and planted with a mix of grass and flower seeds. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle. Center each shingle on the ridge of the.

Make sure it s lying horizontally across the exposed rafters and that the edges are flush with the edges of the end rafters.