How To Shingle A Roof Ridge

Shingling a roof ridge is perhaps the most difficult and easiest project to finish off a roof project the roof ridge is the uppermost portion of the roof where the shingles are laid a little bit differently.

How to shingle a roof ridge.

Bend single tabs or special ridge shingles over the ridge beginning at the end putting a bead of asphalt under the first ridge shingle to hold down the tab. Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why. The difficulty lies in getting it just right to keep any type of water from leaking through and damaging the roofing materials. There are some simple techniques to follow when attempting this project.

To cover the ridge install vented cap shingles or continuous ridge vent. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works. Cut the last ridge shingle to the length you need but be sure that no part of the roof is exposed. Nail it where the next ridge shingle will cover the nails about an inch horizontally and vertically.

Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles. Roof installation trick for ridge cap. Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge. Two simple cuts create three pieces that can be used to finish the shingle project.

A shingle over vent is installed over the ridge of a roof and is covered over by asphalt shingle caps that match the surrounding roof shingles. The ridge cap the course of shingles on the very ridge of the roof can be made from available 3 tab shingles. When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab. Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side.

Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt. An aluminum ridge vent has a mushroom shaped profile combined with a wide flange on both sides that sits on top of the roof shingles. Integrity roofing and painting llc video demonstrates how to get an added layer of protection on the ridge.