Shingle Peak Of Roof

Roof shingles are installed in such a fashion that each seam or joint is overlapped by a shingle further up the roof.

Shingle peak of roof.

The cap shingles for most roofs measure 12 inches by 12 inches. Asphalt shingle hacks and installation tips. 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. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. It s important to realize the amount of shingle exposed to the weather is only 5 inches. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle.

The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. 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. Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip.

As water runs down the roof surface it flows over each shingle till it reaches the eaves where it drips over the edge into your gutters or falls straight to the ground. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle. It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a weatherproof. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Secure the last ridge cap shingle with four nails at the corners of the shingle and cover the nail heads with roofing cement. Preparing the peak capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. Lay the last ridge cap shingle in the center of the shed roof on top of the exposed adhesive portions of the two center ridge cap shingles.

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. Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Lay the second row of shingles.