For hip type shed roofs which include slopes on all 4 sides begin at the square hip at the top of the roof.
How to install a shed roof.
Metal roofing is also available in the form of shingles.
Adjust the felt as you roll it making sure that it s straight with no bubbling.
The silicone will spread and adhere creating a seal.
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.
Allow about 1 foot 0 30 m of the felt to hang over the hip.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
Screw the new panel in place as described.
Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide.
Continue adding panels until the roof is covered.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
Make a birdsmouth notch at the end of each rafter to help it fit into place.
Never install the felt vertically across your roof.
Start installing roof shingles.