Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

Cover all of the nail heads with roofing cement.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

Here s how to shingle the last row of a lean to roof. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge.

How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. This nailing area is right where you see the dabs of black asphalt cement that are just above the tab knockouts. When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the roof peak.

Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. It must be completed at the very end. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet. The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. How to install a shingle roof cap. You will need this equipment. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

Utility ladder that will extend at least four foot above the eaves. Cover the length of the cedar shingle roof peak that the new layers of shingles have made. Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. Line the entire roof peak with a good adhesive membrane that the roof caps will adhere to.

Nailing the cap. Positioning of the cap. Put in one 2 inch long nail back 6 inches from the edge of the cap shingle. This is the last and most crucial step in every roofing job.

Lay down a layer of shingles with a second layer over the top until the shingles meet at a single straight peak.