How To Shingle A 3 Tab Roof

How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles.

How to shingle a 3 tab roof.

Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Drive a nail at one end first then drive the others. You will once again need 4 nails whenever you are installing the 3 tab shingles.

Video 13 how to install 3 tab asphalt roofing shingles on the shed our shed plans if you would like to get our shed plans please choose from the sizes below for more details. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. Cut the necessary number of pieces for the ridge cap from the 3 tab shingles. Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt.

Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. Make sure that the tabs are lining up with the bottom line and that the tabs are facing down. Nail the shingles with no tabs such as precut pro start shingles and apply asphalt cement from a caulk gun in many. They will go in the same location as the nails that went in on the first line.

The first full shingle that you lay will need to be laid along the centerline of your roof. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. To attach a 3 tab shingle align it with the layout line and drive nails 1 2 inch above the cutout slots including the half slots at each side.

Instead of cutting off all three tabs you can also reverse the shingles for a starter course so that the entire. As described earlier use a utility knife and straight edge to cut at the slots in the shingle effectively creating three equal sized pieces of ridge cap from one 3 tab shingle.