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.
How to shingle a four 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.
Place nails in the three tab shingles about 3 4 inch 1 8 centimeters above the cutouts near where the tab meets the upper part of the shingle.
The first step in the process of erecting the hip roof is to get the ridge beam into place at the top of the roof.
A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.
Use a roofing nail 1 to tack the drip edge down one every 10 when placing two pieces of drip edge together overlap one end over the other by 1 and secure using two roofing nails one in the back and one in the front.
Place the 4 6 common rafters in their designated positions along the 2 longest walls and nail them firmly to the wall with a nail gun.
For this project you will need.
In all use four nails per 3 tab shingle.
Line up the first shingle with the bottom of the entire shingle lined up with the bottom edge of the roof.
Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.
If your eave is one straight length then pick an end and work to the other.
How to shingle a hip roof.
Secure the last ridge cap shingle with four nails at the corners of the shingle and cover the nail heads with roofing cement.
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.
However make sure that you do not nail into the tar strip.
Score and fold the four leaves down the sides and score and bend to wrap and overlay the leaves around the pyramid.
Attach 4 6 centering rafters and lift the ridge beam into place.
Also place a nail 2 inches from each end of the shingle in line with the other two.
Lay the last ridge cap shingle in the center of the shed roof on top of the exposed adhesive portions of the two center ridge cap shingles.
Insert wire coiled roofing nails into a pneumatic roofing gun.