Use a hammer stapler to fasten it down applying a staple every 12 to 14 inches.
How to shingle a garden shed roof.
If your shed roof is flat or has a pitch of 18 degrees or less consider building a green roof on it.
Continue nailing cut shingles along the bottom row to create a solid strip of shingles at the bottom of the roof.
When it comes to roofing for your shed green is more than just a color it is an environmentally sound way of putting the finishing touches on your garden shed project.
For this project you will need.
Step 2 position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches.
Make sure the top and bottom of each row overlap by 2 inches 5 1 cm.
Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows.
Nail the shingle in place with four nails so the shingle overlaps the drip cap on the end and bottom of the roof by 1 2 to 3 4 inch.
Use a 4 inch 10 cm paintbrush or a roller to apply the paint or primer.
Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt.
Secure each shingle at the top using three 1 in 2 5 cm roofing nails.
Cover the roof with roofing felt.
Cut the tabs off a shingle.
Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end.
Begin at the bottom working in horizontal lines and gradually moving upward.
Attach the starter strip.
Roofing felt drip edge shingle.
In this video i show you the basics of roofing.
Bitumen shingles require galvanised nails with a minimum 10mm head to secure them.
Drag it gently from one end of the roof to the other east to west or west to east.
Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.
Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.
I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.
Wooden cedar shingles require about 1kg 1400 nails of 31mm x 1 8mm silicone bronze annular ring nails for 6 bundles of shingles.
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.
Shed build time lapse.