How To Install Cedar Shingles On A Shed Roof

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.

How to install cedar shingles on a shed roof.

This space allows the shingles to dry more quickly preventing warping and cupping prolonging the life of the shingles. Put the next shingle about one eighth to one quarter of an inch away from the edge of the first shingle. Shingles keep water out in layers. Roofing felt drip edge shingle.

This leaves room for the shingles to contract and expand. Cedar breather comes in 200 square foot rolls and should be installed over the roofing felt with nails or tacks. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Ensure the second shingle overhangs the edge of the roof by the same amount as the first shingle.

Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it. Start installing roof shingles. Attach the shingle to the roof with two nails driven in near its top edge. Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide.

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