Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

It must be completed at the very end.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge. Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet. Here s how to shingle the last row of a lean to roof.

The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down. How to install a shingle roof cap. Lay down a layer of shingles with a second layer over the top until the shingles meet at a single straight peak. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge.

Cover the length of the cedar shingle roof peak that the new layers of shingles have made. Put in one 2 inch long nail back 6 inches from the edge of the cap shingle. Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. This is the last and most crucial step in every roofing job.

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. Nailing the cap. 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.

This nailing area is right where you see the dabs of black asphalt cement that are just above the tab knockouts. Positioning of the cap. When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the roof peak. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Cover all of the nail heads with roofing cement. How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak. You will need this equipment.

Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof.