This Old House How To Shingle A Roof

Cedar shingles are much harder.

This old house how to shingle a roof.

Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Align the step flashing with the leading edge of the starter course and nail it in place using one nail in the upper corner.

Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. Before running the first row of shingles install a piece of step flashing along the sidewall so that it sits tightly against the roof. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Mark 12 inches up on the roof for the first course of shingles then mark every 5 inches all the way up the roof to set your reveal. Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscr. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.

Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. This is for 1 layer of old shingles. With nearly 6 000 square feet of roof to cover this 1891 shingle style home needed a roof that would appear authentic to the home s original style. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.

Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. The timberline hdz shingles shown here feature proprietary shadow bands that are applied using a sophisticated computer controlled feathering technique. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of the ridge.