Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

It must be completed at the very end.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. You will need this equipment. Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles.

Positioning of the cap. Make sure all shingles on each side are covered. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak.

Lay down a layer of shingles with a second layer over the top until the shingles meet at a single straight peak. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet. Line the entire roof peak with a good adhesive membrane that the roof caps will adhere to. The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down.

How to install a shingle roof cap. If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. This is the last and most crucial step in every roofing job. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

Cover all of the nail heads with roofing cement. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge. Nailing the cap. Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof.

Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge. A chicken ladder with all necessary equipment including hand rope hammer and tool pouch enough 30 pound felt or 8 inch metal flashing to cover the peak after removal. Here s how to shingle the last row of a lean to roof. Cover the length of the cedar shingle roof peak that the new layers of shingles have made.

Utility ladder that will extend at least four foot above the eaves.