How Shingle A Roof Peak

As a general rule if you have a north south roof orientation the south end of the roof peak is the correct.

How shingle a roof peak.

You can either use special shingles called ridge shingles or cut a number of regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend each so they fit snugly on the roof peak and nail them into place. Remove existing roof and underlayment. Nail each side of the shingle to each side of the ridge just below the shingles self sealing strip. You ll need longer nails for this part as you re driving through more layers of shingles.

The original plan was to preserve a portion of the existing roof since. It must be completed at the very end. This picture gives you an idea of the condition of the existing roof plywood and you. 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.

Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Install the next shingle approximately 2 3 past the seal strip of the first shingle. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. Positioning of the cap.

Place the first shingle end flush to the edge of the roof. Keep this up until you reach the other end of the peak. Nailing the cap. Your last shingle is an exposed shingle.

How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak.