Reshingle Shed Roof

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Reshingle shed roof.

Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Take a look at some steps as to how to shingle a shed roof.

This is the trickiest part of estimating the cost to reshingle a roof because you have to factor in the rise. Watch and see how easy it is. Shingles keep water out in layers. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.

The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. Shingling a shed and want some tips. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles.

Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. For shingling a shed roof you would require thick shingles nail gun measuring tape chalks roofing paper roofing nails ladder and a razor to trim the unnecessary portion of the shingles. Pry the shingle from the roof. The rise is how much the roof increases in pitch for every 12 inches in horizontal.

Use these tips to reshingle your roof. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. How to shingle a shed roof protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper.

Remove leftover debris from the roof. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires.

Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. Sheds are important storage areas that have to be able to protect your possessions from the weather this is impossible however without a well shingled roof as water will just drip through and potentially damage everything inside shingling your shed roof is fairly simple and straight forward fortunately and if done correctly it won t need a replacement for some time. Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.