How To Roof A House With Wood Shingles

Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof.

How to roof a house with wood shingles. Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscr. Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof.

Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. To attach shingles over the mesh you ll need longer nails. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Install new flashing metal.

Do this on both sides of the roof. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. Stick on the underlayment. 6d shingle nails should do but check the product s literature to be sure.

To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. Roll out a single layer of roofing felt or tar paper which serves as a moisture barrier. Then pull off the.

Mark 12 inches up on the roof for the first course of shingles then mark every 5 inches all the way up the roof to set your reveal. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Begin this layer at the bottom of the roof and add it in horizontal rows with a slight overlap to prevent. Peel off the bottom backing.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Project step by step 15 roll out the self stick underlayment.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.