How Shingle A Roof Peak

Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project.

How shingle a roof peak.

Measure the length of a shingle as it lies across the roof. In all use four nails per 3 tab shingle. However make sure that you do not nail into the tar strip. Secure the last ridge cap shingle with four nails at the corners of the shingle and cover the nail heads with roofing cement.

Overlap the shingles to cover the nails on the side edges and use roofing cement to cover the nail heads on the shingle at the end of the roof. Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. 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. It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. 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.

Nail these rows of shingles near the peak of the roof on both sides overlapping the peak. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof.

Also place a nail 2 inches from each end of the shingle in line with the other two. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. If your roof s width is not an even multiple of the shingle s length you will have a partial piece on one end of each row. Step 1 continue shingling up both sides of the roof until a row of shingles from each side of the roof extends over the peak of the building.

Most asphalt shingles are 3 feet 91 4 centimeters in length. 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. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof.