How To Put Shingles On A Roof Ridge

Continue along the ridge of the roof until you have all of the shingles secured.

How to put shingles on a roof ridge.

Some extra tips for installing ridge shingles on a shed or playhouse. Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab. Use store bought hip ridge shingles or make your own. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across.

Bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up. Align the first ridge cap piece with the end of the shingles and the chalk line. Hand cut ridge line shingles or store bought ridge shingles.

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. Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. To finish a shingle ridge cap you should set. Chalk lines should be used to help ensure clean straight professional looking shingle ridge cap installation.

Plastic cap roofing nails. You ll need longer nails for this part as you re driving through more layers of shingles. Roof installation trick for ridge cap. Install asphalt shingle caps over the vent using the nails recommended by the manufacturer.

Integrity roofing and painting llc video demonstrates how to get an added layer of protection on the ridge. Box knife or utility knife. Place the shingle over ridge vent along the reference line and nail the ridge vent to the decking along that side as directed by the manufacturer. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Nail on both sides of the ridge behind the area that will be covered with the next piece. Attach the other side of the vent to the opposite side of the ridge to fully secure the vent. Start on the end of the ridge opposite to the prevailing winds. Use roofing cement to attach the leading edge of this ridge cap piece to the shingles below.

Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof. Ensure the shingles aren t too cold. The shingle should be in the center of the ridge. This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill.

Since ridge cap shingles have to be formed over the ridge the shingles.