How To Place Shingles On Roof In The Middle

Shingling a shed and want some tips.

How to place shingles on roof in the middle.

The term fishmouthed is a term for asphalt shingles that have curled in the middle of the shingle tab. However make sure that you do not nail into the tar strip. Lay the shingles down so that the bottom edge just overlaps the vertical cutouts. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

Curling of roof shingles is often seen with cupping shingles see below. Work your way up the roof nailing down the shingles with four nails starting at one side and nailing across just. Watch and see how easy it is. This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more.

Butt a full shingle up against the cut shingle and nail into place. Place nails in the three tab shingles about 3 4 inch 1 8 centimeters above the cutouts near where the tab meets the upper part of the shingle. Secure the horizontal flange to the roof. Make sure that the tab of the shingle in the second course will cover it completely.

Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles. Curling roof shingles are most often caused by an excess of moisture accumulation and or an improperly ventilated attic space. Lay a starting row at the bottom of the roof along the edge.

Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing.