Architectural shingles aren t great for making your own hip and ridge shingles.
How to shingle a roof ridge with architectural shingles.
Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles.
Measure your roof to determine the number of shingle bundles and felt rolls also known as underlayment needed to cover the roof.
When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab.
Architectural roof shingles and tabbed shingles are both roof shingles but when it comes to nails they are different.
Measure your roof so you can be sure you buy the right amount of shingles.
Having a line in installing new architectural roof shingles will make your work easier and faster.
Foundational aspects of ridge cap installation are covered in this how to install ridge cap video.
They are typically 36 inches long in total.
That wasn t ideal for making my own ridge shingles in the recommended.
3 tab shingles are the most common type of shingle.
Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why.
That means the lower visible part of the shingle has 2 layers.
This is a perfect video for a do it yourself homeowner a.
They sell separate ridge shingles to match your architectural shingles.
I used architectural shingles on this roof.
Roofers break roofs into squares when measuring for shingles.