The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge.
How to shingle a small shed roof.
Attach the starter strip nail down the shingles in an overlapping pattern that covers seams and nails.
Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.
In this video i show you the basics of roofing.
Start installing roof shingles.
Watch and see how easy it is.
In order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the bottom of the roof.
Roofing felt drip edge shingle.
Shed build time lapse.
Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.
Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.
Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows.
Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt.
Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end.
Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide.
I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.
Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.
Take a look at some steps as to how to shingle a shed roof.
For this project you will need.
Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle.
How to shingle a shed with 3 tab and architectural shingles.
Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.