Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

Positioning of the cap.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

You will need this equipment. How to cap an asphalt shingled roof preparing the peak. Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge. Utility ladder that will extend at least four foot above the eaves.

Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof. Nailing the cap. When you reach the peak either bring the ridge edges together with a ridge capping layer or cut regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend them so they fit on the roof peak. Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project.

How to install a shingle roof cap. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge. Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. Make sure all shingles on each side are covered.

Put in one 2 inch long nail back 6 inches from the edge of the cap shingle. Lay down a layer of shingles with a second layer over the top until the shingles meet at a single straight peak. Line the entire roof peak with a good adhesive membrane that the roof caps will adhere to. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

This is the last and most crucial step in every roofing job. The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down. If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet. 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.

The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. It must be completed at the very end. Cover all of the nail heads with roofing cement.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts.