Roof Shingles At Peak

Install self stick underlayment under the metal flashing.

Roof shingles at peak.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Then fold the flashing over the peak. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.

Fold flashing over the peak. Fiberglass shingles are able to be fully customized and come in a wide variety of shapes and colors. Many pros shingle in a vertical line up the roof because it s much faster. Use roof tar to hold down the end of the shingle and nail on both sides of the peak making sure that the tabs from the next tile will cover them.

You ll need longer nails for this part as you re driving through more layers of shingles. 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. If you need more than one flashing in your. Cut the tab off the start shingle so that the edge is smooth and in line with the edge of the roof.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Overlap the shingles to cover the nails on the side edges and use roofing cement to cover the nail heads on the shingle at the end of the roof. This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill. Continue on down the line nailing on both sides and covering the nails with the next shingle tabs.

It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a weatherproof. Preparing the peak capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. Waterproof your valleys flash the valleys. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles.