How To Roof A Shed With Asphalt Shingles

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How to roof a shed with asphalt shingles.

Watch and see how easy it is. Most asphalt shingles are 3 feet 91 4 centimeters in length. Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.

Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt. This will help determine how the shingles will lay on the roof width. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles. The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half.

Install asphalt roofing on storage shed. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones.

Measure the length of a shingle as it lies across the roof. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. Video 13 how to install 3 tab asphalt roofing shingles on the shed our shed plans if you would like to get our shed plans please choose from the sizes below for more details. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof.

Shingling a shed and want some tips. If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.