How To Shingle Roof Corners

This will make your drip edge neat and secure.

How to shingle roof corners.

If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water. Cut the side of the shingle to match. So you can roll over the rake drip edge at the corners. 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.

Roof shingle types and differences. Line up the first shingle with the bottom of the entire shingle lined up with the bottom edge of the roof. In the dictionary to shingle is. Install the flashing on the ridges and tin strips along the edges of the hip roof to provide additional.

Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. Lay the second row of shingles. The original plan was to preserve a portion of the existing roof since.

There are two styles of asphalt shingles you can use. Remove existing roof and underlayment. How to shingle a hip roof step 1. Only the shingles will go over the rake drip edge as explained later.

This picture gives you an idea of the condition of the existing roof plywood and you.