How To Install Cedar Shingles On A Shed Roof

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.

How to install cedar shingles on a shed roof.

This space allows the shingles to dry more quickly preventing warping and cupping prolonging the life of the shingles. This leaves room for the shingles to contract and expand. Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper. Start installing roof shingles.

Put the next shingle about one eighth to one quarter of an inch away from the edge of the first shingle. Shingles keep water out in layers. Attach the shingle to the roof with two nails driven in near its top edge. Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.

Ensure the second shingle overhangs the edge of the roof by the same amount as the first shingle. For this project you will need. Roofing felt drip edge shingle. Cedar breather creates a space between the cedar shingles and the roof.

Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.