How To Shingle A Roof Peak

If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.

How to shingle a roof peak.

The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.

When shingling a shed roof with three tab shingles the standard asphalt covered tar backed shingles used on most residential roofs you will come to a point at which the top row must be finished with another type of shingle i e ridge cap shingles. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. In the dictionary to shingle is. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster.

Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. 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. Overlap the shingles to cover the nails on the side edges and use roofing cement to cover the nail heads on the shingle at the end of the roof.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof. If you hit a stack vent or chimney interlace the shingles with the flashing to allow water to run down the roof. Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak.

Your last shingle is an exposed shingle. Begin capping the roof peak on the side that receives the least amount of wind. 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. A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side.