Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

Put in one 2 inch long nail back 6 inches from the edge of the cap shingle.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

Utility ladder that will extend at least four foot above the eaves. Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof. Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge.

Cover all of the nail heads with roofing cement. It must be completed at the very end. If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. You will need this equipment.

A chicken ladder with all necessary equipment including hand rope hammer and tool pouch enough 30 pound felt or 8 inch metal flashing to cover the peak after removal. Cover the length of the cedar shingle roof peak that the new layers of shingles have made. Nailing the cap. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet.

Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge. This nailing area is right where you see the dabs of black asphalt cement that are just above the tab knockouts. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. Line the entire roof peak with a good adhesive membrane that the roof caps will adhere to. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down.

How to install a shingle roof cap. Here s how to shingle the last row of a lean to roof. Make sure all shingles on each side are covered. Positioning of the cap.

How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak.