Slanted Roof Shingle Finish

Reader swartz architectsdesigned the renovation of this 1970 s farmhouse.

Slanted roof shingle finish. Once you have done this align the bottom edge of each shingle with the bottom edge of the starter roll. If the siding is vinyl use a siding removal. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. When we had a few roofing companies come out to do estimates one of the contractors offering certainteed shingles said the roof over the sun room has a pitch of 2 8 after measuring it with a meter.

Basically a slanted roof style is a flat roof tilted high up at one edge to create a very steep slope. Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. The roofing materials most often used for these pitches include asphalt composite shingles. Significantly cheaper to build than a gable or multi slope roof since there s less material in the roof.

Nail the shingles in place. Finish the shingles up to the top edge of the lean to as described in steps 1 5 above. These shingles are appropriate for pitches as low as 4 12 pitch all the way up to a 12 12. Photography by hoachlander davis photograph.

Order roofing supplies by the square footage and add 10 percent more for waste. Using a coil of aluminum flashing like this cut a length that will run the length of. Be sure to order your roofing screws at the same time as your metal roofing panels so that you ll match the colors. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof.

When you find the center of the bottom edge of the shed roof you can place a shingle on each side of the central point. Step 3 placing the shingles. A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side. Traditional 3 tab shingles made with asphalt composite are the most popular type of shingle and are the most flexible in terms of adapting to many roof pitches.

Use the chalk line to snap a straight line vertically every 6 inches. Remove sections of siding immediately adjacent to the top edge of the roof. The sloped roofs on this modern home were designed to take advantage of the path of the sun to maximize brightness and to make the interior of the home feel bigger and brighter. Install asphalt roofing on storage shed.