How To Redo A Shed Roof

Openings along the sides allow air out of the attic cooling the space and lowering your air conditioning bill.

How to redo a shed roof.

Step 3 layer the shingles. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Step 1 strip old roofing materials. How to shingle your shed roof.

Step 2 apply roofing paper. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof. And a sheet of plywood covers 32 sq. Divide the total square footage by the different amounts for felt shingle or plywood.

Cover the ridge of the shed s roof with these cut shingles. If this is an old shed you will need to remove the existing shingles before you can lay the new stuff. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Multiply the width of shed times the slop of your roof then times 2 and you will have your square footage.

Step 4 cap the top. Make cuts in the solid part of each three tab shingle to match the ones on the opposing side. One bundle of a 25 or 30 year shingle covers 33 3 sq. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by.

Feet 30 felt covers about 215 sq. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of.