Redoing A Shed Roof

The beat up paint job and the fact that the outbuilding seemed to just float in.

Redoing a shed roof.

Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. This baby blue backyard shed had seen better days. To stop your shed from rotting you can use pre treated lumber or coat raw lumber in a water resistant paint or stain. Add decking atop the roof and nail on metal flashing where the shed roof joins the existing roof.

Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle. A leaky roof or loose windows may cause rot and holes as well as damaged doors and walls. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. If your roof is in good shape but has some damage to one side from a downed tree or has lost shingles in a wind storm an overlay is worth considering.

Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails. Add another 200 to remove the old roof and you have a total cost of 630 to replace a shed roof. Center each shingle on the ridge of the roof and nail them into place by hammering roofing nails into the edges of the tabs.

Staple on roofing paper and shingle the new shed roof starting at the bottom and working up. The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Shingling a shed and want some tips.

Stripping away the old roof. Though completely functional it was a curb appeal nightmare. More expensive because of the additional labor and materials peeling off the old roof down to the sheathing is your only option if you already have two layers. Reinstall the removed shingles or use new shingles to cover the area of the old roof which was exposed.

Be sure to use weather stripping on doors and windows and properly seal the roof to prevent these problems in the future. Watch and see how easy it is. Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.