How To Shingle A Single Slope Roof

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

How to shingle a single slope roof.

You can measure the roof slope on the bottom side of the roof deck at an easily accessible point such as the rake using a tape measure and simple geometry. However there are a few key differences. 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. In the dictionary to shingle is.

A continuous bead of asphalt could trap condensation or windblown water under the roofing at some point. Nail the shingles with no tabs such as precut pro start shingles and apply asphalt cement from a caulk gun in many dots along the drip edge under the edge then press the tab less shingles down onto the line of asphalt cement dots with adequate spaces between the dots. Although there s isn t any standard pitch of a roof used on all kinds of sloped roofs you can determine the range of pitches by using a roof angle calculator and by considering factors like the local climate and roofing materials. Secure the last ridge cap shingle with four nails at the corners of the shingle and cover the nail heads with roofing cement.

Alternatively there are smart phone apps that can help but shingle manufacturers distribute convenient pitch estimator cards which provide a quick way to ballpark the slope. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Use more sealant along the top edges of all shingle strips. Apply sealant over exposed nails on the last strip.

For the final row cut shingles into strips. Roof pitch refers to the measurement of the slope of a roof and you express this as a ratio. Ensure strips are wide enough to cover nails. 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.