Capping A Wood Shingle Roof

This nailing area is right where you see the dabs of black asphalt cement that are just above the tab knockouts.

Capping a wood shingle roof.

Capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project. Lay down a layer of shingles with a second layer over the top until the shingles meet at a single straight peak. Measure down 6 inches from the center of the roof ridge and chalk a line parallel with the ridge. This is the last and most crucial step in every roofing job.

Nailing the cap. Line the entire roof peak with a good adhesive membrane that the roof caps will adhere to. Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles.

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. How to install a shingle roof cap. You will need this equipment. For more tips about how to lay shingles from our general contractor reviewer including how to use an alternating pattern keep reading.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof. The cap must be positioned to minimize wind and weather damage after it has been nailed down. Here s how to shingle the last row of a lean to roof.

It must be completed at the very end. Utility ladder that will extend at least four foot above the eaves. Cover the length of the cedar shingle roof peak that the new layers of shingles have made. Make sure all shingles on each side are covered.

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. Butt the edge of the first cap shingle along this line. Installing a shingle roof cap is the most common way each roofing job is finished. Put in one 2 inch long nail back 6 inches from the edge of the cap shingle.

Positioning of the cap.