How To Shingle A 4 Sided Roof

This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more.

How to shingle a 4 sided roof.

Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. Center a minimum 610 mm 24 wide minimum 28 gauge pre finished galvanized metal valley liner in the valley and fasten with only enough nails to hold it in place nailing at the edges only. Insert wire coiled roofing nails into a pneumatic roofing gun.

Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. Overlap each metal piece by at least 150 mm 6 and use asphalt plastic cement under each section of overlap. Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip.

Place two nails in the shingle 1 inch in from the ends on either side of the ridge in the tab part of the shingle. The tab sits under. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Lay the second row of shingles.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Score and fold the four leaves down the sides and score and bend to wrap and overlay the leaves around the pyramid. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle. At the very peak you ll make four cuts through a shingle forming a right angle x but leave solid shingle to cover where the four hips join.

Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof.