How To Put Shingles On A Roof Ridge

Bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer.

How to put shingles on a roof ridge.

Align the first ridge cap piece with the end of the shingles and the chalk line. Nail on both sides of the ridge behind the area that will be covered with the next piece. Hand cut ridge line shingles or store bought ridge shingles. Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof.

Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab. Use roofing cement to attach the leading edge of this ridge cap piece to the shingles below. Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.

Use store bought hip ridge shingles or make your own. Some extra tips for installing ridge shingles on a shed or playhouse. Plastic cap roofing nails. Start on the end of the ridge opposite to the prevailing winds.

This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill. Since ridge cap shingles have to be formed over the ridge the shingles. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across. You can either use special shingles called ridge shingles or cut a number of regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend each so they fit snugly on the roof peak and nail them into place.

Chalk lines should be used to help ensure clean straight professional looking shingle ridge cap installation. Attach the other side of the vent to the opposite side of the ridge to fully secure the vent. Install asphalt shingle caps over the vent using the nails recommended by the manufacturer. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles.

Box knife or utility knife. Roof installation trick for ridge cap. Starting at the bottom of the roof map out a guideline with chalk. Continue along the ridge of the roof until you have all of the shingles secured.

Integrity roofing and painting llc video demonstrates how to get an added layer of protection on the ridge. Use sticky back ice and water shield as underlayment where ice dams or leaf and twig dams are likely to build up and at. The shingle should be in the center of the ridge. To finish a shingle ridge cap you should set.

Place the shingle over ridge vent along the reference line and nail the ridge vent to the decking along that side as directed by the manufacturer.