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Shingle a shed style roof.
Shingling a shed and want some tips.
When shingling a shed roof with three tab shingles the standard asphalt covered tar backed shingles used on most residential roofs you will come to a point at which the top row must be finished with another type of shingle i e ridge cap shingles.
This style was once used mainly on sheds but it s becoming more popular on residential homes.
Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.
A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side.
Some other roofing materials which are used for low slope curved or butterfly roof styles are pvc tpo and rubber membrane.
Ribbed sheet steel may work better on a shed or gable roof while shingles may work better on a hip or octagonal roof style.
Shingles refer to asphalt clay slate cedar metal tar and gravel and roll roofing products.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
Sometimes the entire roof is a shed style roof.
You might use a shed roof on a new addition to your home even though the rest of the house has a hip roof or another design for example.
Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows.
On other homes only a section of the structure uses a shed roof.