How To Roof A Porch With Shingles

Fold new shingles over the new valley onto the old roof overlapping by at least a foot.

How to roof a porch with shingles.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roofsteps. If it is a new roof install the tar sheeting on top of the sheathing. If you are renovating the roof you may want to use new sheeting anyway if the old underlay is in poor condition. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Measure your roof from the bottom to the top of your porch roof plus one row your last shingles will slide under your home s shingles. This gives you the number of rows of shingles you will need. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. Installing the first set of shingles you should start from the bottom of the roof and make sure that they are nailed down securely.

The tar sheeting should be stapled in place and should cover everything to prevent any leakage. Then nail shingles on the new roof and exposed areas of the old roof. Finish your gable roof addition tie in by installing siding to match the existing house and fascia and trim boards at eaves and edges. If the porch is an open porch anyway this is not so important.

Roofing contractor jack viera demonstrates installing three tab asphalt roof shingles. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. If you are renovating an old roof remove the old shingles first. If it comes out to an odd number like 7 5 adjust the spacing to make it 8 rows.

Divide that number by the length of the tabs. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.