How To Put Cedar Shingles On A Shed Roof

Each shingle will have two nails that go in it an inch from either side and 4 inches from the top of the shingle.

How to put cedar shingles on a shed roof. Cut down the center of the back of the shingle and snap it in half with your hands. Watch and see how easy it is. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Install the first course directly on top of the starter course.

Make sure to put the thick end at the top on only the bottom row. Begin row 4 with a shingle cut in half 1 and tabs and complete that row. The singles are installed so they cover the spaces between the shingles in the row below. So how to install cedar shingles on a shed.

Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide. Use a chalk line to align the starter course of cedar shingles. Install shingles using 2 weather resistant nails. Add remaining courses until you reach the roofline.

Complete the row with 3 tab shingles. Overlap every shingle by at least an inch and a half from where the edge of the roof is. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. 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.

Install a cedar breather if needed. Tom silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles. Position the shingles in the third row so the vertical center falls above the gap between two shingles in the first and second rows which are installed one on top of the other. Cover the roof in felt roofing paper.

Thisoldhouse asktoh subscribe to this old house. Align and install the 2 tab shingle aligned with the next 5 inch higher chalk line.