How To Lay Cedar Shingle Roof Tiles

Use a waterproof membrane under the batten and counter batten to make sure the roof doesn t leak.

How to lay cedar shingle roof tiles.

How to install a cedar shingle roof on a garden shed. Add remaining courses until you reach the roofline. This will provide you an even surface for the new ones. Dress underlay down to bottom edge of felt support tray and fix using self adhesive tape.

Position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches. Install a cedar breather if needed. Install shingles using 2 weather resistant nails. Install continuous rafter roll over fascia ventilator and felt support tray to direct airflow below underlay into the roof space.

Install the first course directly on top of the starter course. Add the ridge cap across the peak of the roofline. When installing ridge and hip shingles work inwards from the edges. Non breathable underlay black with 25mm eaves vent system.

Cover the roof in felt roofing paper. Overlap every shingle by at least an inch and a half from where the edge of the roof is. Make sure to put the thick end at the top on only the bottom row. Secure it to the.

Each shingle will have two nails that go in it an inch from either side and 4 inches from the top of the shingle. Use a chalk line to align the starter course of cedar shingles. Cover the roof with roofing felt. As you can see installing cedar shingles isn t a difficult process.

Use pre formed shingle ridge tiles and nailing twice fix these into place with a minimum overlap that is the same as the shingle gauge on the roof covering.