Redoing A Shed Roof

Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

Redoing a shed roof. Sheds are important storage areas that have to be able to protect your possessions from the weather this is impossible however without a well shingled roof as water will just drip through and potentially damage everything inside shingling your shed roof is fairly simple and straight forward fortunately and if done correctly it won t need a replacement for some time. In one way or another each seam is sealed by. Determine your desired roof pitch. Shingling a shed and want some tips.

Lay strips of felt horizontally across the roof. Use a staple gun or hammer tacker to staple the felt to the roof. The term pitch refers to the slope of the roof. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.

Protect your wood shed from the elements by installing roof shingles. Shingles keep water out in layers. Just like those on your house the shingles on your shed have a limited lifespan. To shed water away from the eave most roofers add a metal drip edge right to the roof deck covering it with the membrane.

Place staples 6 to 8 inches 15 2 to 20 3 cm apart in the. How to reroof a shed. Lay a strip of felt at the bottom of the roof and move towards the top of the roof with each new strip. Ensure that each higher strip slightly overlaps the strip below it.

In order to adhere to standardized building codes and ensure adequate runoff your shed s roof must have a pitch of at least 3 12 read as three in twelve. Though a new roof isn t all that glamorous you ll understand its importance in a big way should an old roof fail allowing water to destroy the inside of your home from the attic insulation down through the painstakingly remodeled kitchen right on through to the basement family room with big screen tv. Once the shingles are old. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper.

This pre fab shed gets the star treatment with a paint job the installation of shutters and a ramp for wheeling in lawn mowers or wheelbarrows. Watch and see how easy it is. 2 underlayment this synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles.