How To Shingle A Pyramid Roof

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

How to shingle a pyramid roof.

Place the second step flashing piece over the end shingle in the first course by positioning it 143 mm 5 5 8 above the bottom edge of the exposed asphalt shingle. Insert wire coiled roofing nails into a pneumatic roofing gun. The next one goes on the low side. Make sure that the tab of the shingle in the second course will cover it completely.

Don t worry about it. Weave and cut the valley on the highest side of the roof. Come up the 4 hips like normal. The roof struts are bolted to the frame.

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. 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 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 secret with a roof like this is.

Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Start by overlapping a starter from both sides of the valley at the bottom. Other people will do it differently but this is the way i prefer to make a pyramid roof. You want to lay the shingles from the bottom to the top of the valley.

At the roof ridge a ridge cleat is attached which connects the roof struts and holds them together. First when building a pyramid roof roof struts are installed on the support strips from each corner point. The tab sits under. Preparation batch piloting holes.

They merge in the middle. 100 square and level. Be methodical and have a system. Score and fold the four leaves down the sides and score and bend to wrap and overlay the leaves around the pyramid.