How To Fix Shingles To A Shed Roof

Start at the front of the roof with the hexagonal tab of the first shingle facing towards the back and fix down on both sides.

How to fix shingles to a shed roof.

Types of shed roof repairs. Use four to six nails to attach each shingle. Place the hexagonal tab of the next shingle and point it to the front directly over the first shingle. Outer layers such as shingles and underlayment sheathing or plywood and roof rafters.

But they fall into 3 basic categories. When you get down to it there are hundreds of different types of repair you could do to a shed roof. Start installing roof shingles. At the ridge cut the shingle strips into single tabs.

Shed build time lapse. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. Position a three tab shingle at the bottom left hand corner of the roof so that it covers the starter shingles and nail it into place. In order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the bottom of the roof.