How To Fit Timber Roof Shingles
Fix by nailing top edge of detail strip using 10mm galvanised clout nails.
How to fit timber roof shingles. Ensure the shingles are positioned square to the line of the eaves and verge. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Watch this handy video guide from gardenlife log cabins to see how their pre cut roof shin. Or nailing to fascia at 5cm centres.
Form the drip edge either dressing into gutter. Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. Position and unroll the detail strip square to the line of the eaves. Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place.
Want to know how to create a slate tile effect with roof shingles. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing. Before we go further i want to make. Gaf mastering the roof chapter 11 this video demonstrates the proper installation technique for timberline shingles.
Shingling a shed and want some tips. Use two 31mm x 1 8mm silicon bronze nails per shingle. Watch and see how easy it is.