How To Shingle A Roof Ridge With Architectural Shingles

Measure your roof so you can be sure you buy the right amount of shingles.

How to shingle a roof ridge with architectural shingles.

They sell separate ridge shingles to match your architectural shingles. Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles. Nail it where the next ridge shingle will cover the nails about an inch horizontally and vertically. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.

Architectural roof shingles and tabbed shingles are both roof shingles but when it comes to nails they are different. They are typically 36 inches long in total. I used architectural shingles on this roof. Architectural shingles aren t great for making your own hip and ridge shingles.

The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle. Having a line in installing new architectural roof shingles will make your work easier and faster. That means the lower visible part of the shingle has 2 layers. Roof installation trick for ridge cap.

Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why. That wasn t ideal for making my own ridge shingles in the recommended. Measure your roof to determine the number of shingle bundles and felt rolls also known as underlayment needed to cover the roof.

To cover the ridge install vented cap shingles or continuous ridge vent. Roofers break roofs into squares when measuring for shingles. In architectural shingles you need to use longer nails to get through the thicker portion of the shingle. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.

Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. Integrity roofing and painting llc video demonstrates how to get an added layer of protection on the ridge. When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab. Architectural shingles are another option and are installed the same way as 3 tab shingles but give your roof more of a 3 d effect due to their varied shapes.