Things to Keep in Mind when Shingling a Storage Shed Roof
The very first thing that you are going to want to take into consideration is the pitch of your shed’s roof because this will help to determine if you will be comfortable working on it.
Once you do decide to do it yourself, remember that personal care and safety should be exercised at all times while working on a roof. Installing shingles is something you can do yourself with the proper tools, techniques, and preparation. Thus, it helps to plan ahead.
The types of materials that are needed to properly shingle a roof will depend on the type of shingles that you are planning on using. But normally you are going to need the following tools and equipment in order to get your storage shed properly shingled. You are going to need to get: asphalt shingles, straightedge ruler, ridge cap shingles, a hammer staples, roofing felt, barbed roofing nails, staple gun hammer and a trimming knife.
Because you do not want to go over your budget and waste your time and purchase more materials then you are going to need. You are going to want to figure out just exactly the total area of your roof. You will then have an excellent idea as to just about the exact number of shingles that you are going to need to complete your job. After that has been figured out you can figure out what type, style, color and texture of shingle that you want to get.
So know when you are finally ready to begin your shingling project you are going to want to begin by moving all of your supplies out to the shed so you do not have to do a lot of running back and forth looks for things.
If you are replacing old shingles, first strip off the old roofing material and check the wood for any damage or rot. Ensure that the plywood is still nailed securely to the rafters all around. In this case, instead of the traditional felt paper, use either heavy felt paper or modern water membrane to prevent leaks caused by ice or windblown rain.
You need to make sure that the very first layer of shingles that you are laying down is upside down so that all of the tabs are pointing up. You will then need to cut the first shingle about six inches using a straightedge and a utility knife. You should make sure that the bottom of the shingle should overhang the drip edge of the storage shed by at least 3/8 of an inch. You should use full sized shingles for the rest of the row and nail them down with roofing nails.
While you continue to place your shingles on the roof of your storage shed set them so that the row above the row you are working on is slightly offset. You can create the illusion of overhang by continuing to use this pattern. Once you are done putting all of the shingles on each side of the shed you then attached the roof top shingles from side to side.
Now that you have all the singles properly attached to your storage shed room you then should then cut off all parts of the shingles that are creating an overhang on the sides of your storage shed. Then all you need to do is the needed cleaning and additional trimming.
Be sure to trim off all of the excess shingles that are overhanging from the sides of your storage shed roof. If you would like to further reinforce your shingles to the shed roof you can use construction adhesive on the shingles. Once you have both sides of your roof shingled you are going to need to attach the roof cap shingles at the peak of the roof from side to side and then finish doing any trimming and cleaning up that needs to be completed.
If you are well read on the basics of how to properly shingle a storage shed roof, you are going to be able to do a quality job. This way you will end up with solid waterproof barrier that will last a long time and do an excellent job protecting whatever you are storing in your shed.