How To Shingle A Square Hip Roof

How to shingle a square hip roof step 1.

How to shingle a square hip roof.

Line up the first shingle with the bottom of the entire shingle lined up with the bottom edge of the roof. A square of shingles is the number of shingles needed to cover 100 sq feet of roof area. Then finish by placing the last caps at the very top of the roof. This will only interest you if roofing your own buildings is in your future.

I posted this video at the request of one of my subscribers. As a rule of thumb there are 3 bundles to a square assuming that you are using three tab strip shingles. Overlap them as before and continue until you reach the top. Calculate the amount of asphalt or fiberglass shingles needed to cover a hip roof.

Note that in the last 3 4 years costs of roof shingles and many accessories have gone down by an average of 18 20 currently the us national average for benchmark architectural shingles is around 74 51 square or 25 per bundle. Find the dimensions of each of the roof s faces. For trapezoidal roofs measure the bottom edge the top edge also known as the ridge and the distance between the 2 edges. How to shingle a hip roof step 1.

If the roof has a triangular shape stretch your tape measure along the bottom edge then measure from the peak point down to the center of the bottom edge. Waste is calculated at 7 5 for a gable roof and 15 for a hip roof which are typical in the roofing industry. Cut the side of the shingle to match. A hip roof s square footage is equal to that of a gable roof with the same dimensions.

Start from the bottom edge of the ridge and secure each shingle with 1 1 2 inch nails. Align and fasten the hip shingles. The top ridge will be shorter for a hip roof but the 4 hips will add to the amount of ridge capping needed and because of the angles the amount of waste will be higher than for a similar sized gable roof. However shingles are packaged in a way that they are light enough for the average person to carry around.

Trim the very last shingle on each ridge as needed. The difference is in the amount of ridge capping you need and the amount you will waste.