How To Roof A Shed With Architectural Shingles

In architectural shingles you need to use longer nails to get through the thicker portion of the shingle.

How to roof a shed with architectural shingles.

Shingling a shed and want some tips. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. Lay one row of shingles starting from the lower left corner of the roof.

I m in the middle of building a new kids playhouse from a shed for my boys. To make your own starter shingles cut the shingle at the edge of the middle strip of adhesive. This row should project half an inch 1 27 centimeters over the eaves. Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.

Watch and see how easy it is. At no place on your shingle roof should the shingles line up exactly with the shingles in the previous row. Architectural roof shingles and tabbed shingles are both roof shingles but when it comes to nails they are different. For this project you will need.

The part you want will have the two wider adhesive strips. How to install architectural shingles or better stated how not to install is an explanation of how to and how not to install architectural shingles. How to shingle a shed with architectural shingles. Begin with a starter strip of shingles.

Shingling a roof with architectural shingles is similar to using 3 tab shingles. Having a line in installing new architectural roof shingles will make your work easier and faster. And to get my hoa to approve it quickly i designed it to look like a shed sized version of our barn. Shed build time lapse.

Measure your roof to determine the number of shingle bundles and felt rolls also known as underlayment needed to cover the roof. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. Roofers break roofs into squares when measuring for shingles.