How To Roof A House With Wood Shingles

Start by laying asphalt felt or other underlayment over the roof.

How to roof a house with wood shingles.

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof. 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. Do this on both sides of the roof. Cut six inches off the length of the first starter shingle nailed on then use the rest of them full size.

Protect the roof against ice dams and windblown rain with self stick ice and water. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Stick on the underlayment. Roll out a single layer of roofing felt or tar paper which serves as a moisture barrier.

To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Lay the first row of shingles directly covering the narrow starter row. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. Snap a horizontal chalk line over the starting row to use as a guide.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. To attach shingles over the mesh you ll need longer nails. Project step by step 15 roll out the self stick underlayment.

Flash a wood shingle roof as you would an asphalt roof including wsu along the eaves rakes and valleys and metal drip edge along the eaves and rakes. Make sure the underlayment lies smooth before you nail the top edge. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. See below for a shopping list tools and steps subscr.

Peel off the bottom backing. Install new flashing metal. Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Begin this layer at the bottom of the roof and add it in horizontal rows with a slight overlap to prevent.