Install Cedar Shingles Shed Roof

Installing cedar roofing shingles yourself can be done when you prepare for all the steps ahead of time.

Install cedar shingles shed roof.

Trim the last shingle to fit by scoring the tar side with a razor blade and cleanly snapping the shingle in your hands. Cedar shingles are becoming an increasingly popular roof material as the desire to use products that are sustainable and eco friendly yet also practical and attractive grows. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it. Lay the next asphalt shingle next to the first one.

Cedar breather creates a space between the cedar shingles and the roof. Shingles keep water out in layers. Secure it and all ensuing shingles with the nail gun as you did in step 2. Continue laying shingles end to end until you reach the other end of the roof face.

Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Cedar roofing consists of thin tapered pieces shingles or shakes typically measuring 18 or 24 inches long and overlapping to form a continuous surface to shed water away from the building. Make sure the roof structure is sound before you start. This leaves room for the shingles to contract and expand.

Cedar breather comes in 200 square foot rolls and should be installed over the roofing felt with nails or tacks. Lap rows of 36 inch wide felt using the provided lap lines as guides. Before installing the shakes the roofer covers the roof deck with 15 or 30 pound roofing felt. Not only does the shed roof have a more attractive interesting appearance but roof shingles are a more durable roofing option and not much more difficult to install than standard mineral roofing felt which is the most common roofing material for sheds in this country.

Sustainability is becoming a key focus within the construction market as people strive to create buildings that have a minimal effect on the environment around them whilst still being functional comfortable and. Measure out the square footage of the roof to make sure you have enough wood. A good rule of thumb is getting 10 percent more than you need just in case you need more material. Put the next shingle about one eighth to one quarter of an inch away from the edge of the first shingle.

Ensure the second shingle overhangs the edge of the roof by the same amount as the first shingle. Attach the shingle to the roof with two nails driven in near its top edge.