How To Shingle Roof Corners

Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.

How to shingle roof corners.

How to shingle a hip roof step 1. Roof shingle types and differences. Only the shingles will go over the rake drip edge as explained later. If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.

There are two styles of asphalt shingles you can use. This 1 2 tab has to be cut off where it hangs off the left edge of the gable roof. So you can roll over the rake drip edge at the corners. A 3 tab and an architectural.

Install the flashing on the ridges and tin strips along the edges of the hip roof to provide additional. This will make your drip edge neat and secure. Line up the first shingle with the bottom of the entire shingle lined up with the bottom edge of the roof. Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works.

Cut the side of the shingle to match. 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. Lay the second row of shingles. In the dictionary to shingle is.

Remove existing roof and underlayment.