Ribbed sheet steel may work better on a shed or gable roof while shingles may work better on a hip or octagonal roof style.
Shingle a shed style roof.
Watch and see how easy it is.
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.
To build a shed roof you ll need rafter boards plywood gusset plates plywood sheathing felt roofing paper and shingles.
This style was once used mainly on sheds but it s becoming more popular on residential homes.
Sometimes the entire roof is a shed style roof.
Install the drip edge over the gable end felt and under the eaves felt.
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.
Shingles refer to asphalt clay slate cedar metal tar and gravel and roll roofing products.
Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.
First cut your rafter boards to size using a circular saw to make sure they fit your roof.
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Roll out and staple down roofing felt in overlapping rows.
A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side.