How To Roof With Wooden Shingles

Cedar breather creates a space between the cedar shingles and the roof.

How to roof with wooden shingles.

Cedar roof shingles are manufactured as smooth tapered wood shingles or more rustic looking wood shakes wood shingles have a look all their own and due to their cost are used mainly on higher end residential homes. Put the next shingle about one eighth to one quarter of an inch away from the edge of the first shingle. A newly installed shake roof is bright blond with a slight reddish hue but within a. Place nails in the three tab shingles about 3 4 inch 1 8 centimeters above the cutouts near where the tab meets the upper part of the shingle.

Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. How to measure for roof shingles. Homes with a cedar wood roof generally carry a higher value than homes shingled with asphalt. Ensure the second shingle overhangs the edge of the roof by the same amount as the first shingle.

This space allows the shingles to dry more quickly preventing warping and cupping prolonging the life of the shingles. Measure the width and length of each section of your roof. Measure your roof so you can be sure you buy the right amount of shingles. Cedar breather comes in 200 square foot rolls and should be installed over the roofing felt with nails or tacks.

Attach the shingle to the roof with two nails driven in near its top edge. Use a garden fork or a roofing shovel to pull them off. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. It generally takes three packs of shingles to cover 100 square feet 9 29 square meters.

Lay a starting row at the bottom of the roof along the edge. Remove old shingles and flashing. Maintain the broken bond pattern throughout the roof and ensure a 5mm gap is left between each cedar shingle. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.

Ridges see our available ridges here when you reach the ridgeline you will need to cut the shingles to maintain the 125mm gauge the shingles can be cut with a hand saw or by using a stanley blade to score them. Multiply the width and length measurements together to determine the area. Roofing shakes are typically cut from red cedar which resists damage and deterioration from water and insects.