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.

Divide the total square footage by the different amounts for felt shingle or plywood. If this is an old shed you will need to remove the existing shingles before you can lay the new stuff. Step 4 cap the top. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.

Cover the ridge of the shed s roof with these cut shingles. Step 1 strip old roofing materials. Multiply the width of shed times the slop of your roof then times 2 and you will have your square footage. Make cuts in the solid part of each three tab shingle to match the ones on the opposing side.

And a sheet of plywood covers 32 sq. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Step 2 apply roofing paper. Feet 30 felt covers about 215 sq.

Center each shingle on the ridge of the. Roofers use a circular saw to cut a long slot along the roof ridge if there isn t one then cover it with a plastic flap as shown or a flexible vinyl matrix. Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. One bundle of a 25 or 30 year shingle covers 33 3 sq.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. Step 3 layer the shingles.