How To Shingle A Small Shed Roof

Shingling a shed and want some tips.

How to shingle a small shed roof.

Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide. Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt.

Start installing roof shingles. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Roofing felt drip edge shingle. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.

Watch and see how easy it is. For this project you will need. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge. How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles.

Attach the starter strip nail down the shingles in an overlapping pattern that covers seams and nails. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. In order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the bottom of the roof. 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.

I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end.

Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.