How To Shingle A Roof Peak

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.

How to shingle a roof peak.

Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. If you hit a stack vent or chimney interlace the shingles with the flashing to allow water to run down the roof.

Start removing the shingles at the peak farthest from the trash container or the corner you want to collect the shingles in. When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the roof peak. Use a utility knife and a straight edge to make the cut. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.

Nail these rows of shingles near the peak of the roof on both sides overlapping the peak. Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Step 2 confirm that the ridge cap shingles will cover the nails of the overlapping shingles. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof.

Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. In the dictionary to shingle is. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.

It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a.