How To Oil Shake Roof

Spray the oil onto the roof.

How to oil shake roof.

Perhaps the roof is in great shape because at the roofer s recommendation we ve paid them to spray it with linseed oil every four years. They also check the shakes and do minor repairs during the spraying so it s a feel good maintenance morning. But some of these steps should be completed more often. The process is simple.

Cedar shakes are a great roofing type. Chevron shingle oil is a straw colored low viscosity oil designed for use as a shingle or shake dressing for shake roofs wooden fencing wood siding and log homes. Shake roofing requires a starter course of shingles positioned flush with the roof s drip edge or alternately extending inch below the lower edge of the roof. This oil has wonderful protective qualities when it comes to the wood you treat with it.

Sinclair shingle oil is a water white low viscosity oil designed for use as a shingle or shake dressing for shake roofs wooden fencing wood siding and log homes. Chevron shingle oil penetrates the wood surface to enhance or replace natural oils and resins leached out by cyclical exposure to sun and rain. When the surface becomes shiny stop spraying in that area and move on. It helps lock in the moisture and prevent the degradation of your cedar shakes without suffocating the material.

A shake roof can last about 30 years with the right wood shake roof maintenance. Sinclair shingle oil penetrates the wood surface to enhance or replace natural oils and resins leached out by cyclical exposure to sun and rain. Ideally complete cedar shingle roof maintenance should be performed every 2 to 4 years. They can add beauty and value to a home.

At cedar roof coatings we only use the top quality twp 200 series oil for our customers.