How To Shingle A Steep Roof

Each shingle should overlap the one before it.

How to shingle a steep roof.

A roofing harness provides the extra security you need when working on such a roof. The following shingles should be installed with the tabs pointing toward the bottom 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. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge. This will help determine how the shingles will lay on the roof width. Measure your roof so you can be sure you buy the right amount of shingles. One nail should be placed in each tab of the shingle.

Continue laying your shingles horizontally up the roof. 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. Most asphalt shingles are 3 feet 91 4 centimeters in length. Multiply the width and length measurements together to determine the area.

Generally shingle dimensions are 1x3 feet. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Measure the width and length of each section of your roof. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm.

Measure the length of a shingle as it lies across the roof. Probably no home improvement is as tough yet satisfying as re roofing your house yourself. Some roofs are so high and so steep that even working from scaffolding can be dangerous. If your roof s width is not an even multiple of the shingle s length you will have a partial piece on one end of each row.

It generally takes three packs of shingles to cover 100 square feet 9 29 square meters. Install the first shingle with the tabs pointing toward the roof top. Step 7 attaching the shingles. How to work on a steep roof.

If you happen to have an extremely steep roof you will have an even greater challenge. Tool to fasten ladders to roofs to make steep roof accessible.