Mending A Shed Roof

Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.

Mending a shed roof.

Use a flat garden spade to remove the shingles and inspect the sheathing to ensure there s no rot. Roofing felt can be used on its own as a cheap and easy surfacing solution or. In this video i show you the basics of roofing. Be sure to use weather stripping on doors and windows and properly seal the roof to prevent these problems in the future.

Use a hammer and chisel or flat head screwdriver to break up the shingle. One generous helping of adhesive rolled or brushed onto the mating surface of the shed roof timber before rolling or placing the felt into it works very well. To stop your shed from rotting you can use pre treated lumber or coat raw lumber in a water resistant paint or stain. The roof shingles are perhaps the easiest part of the project.

If you detect rotten roof. Remove the broken shingle. If you have a small spit or hole in a shed roof it can also be repaired with the felt adhesive mentioned above. The shed prior to repair looked in a pretty sorry state the acrow prop holding up the roof is a bit over the top but definitely needed with repair of the roof rather than replacing the whole shed as duncans preferred option the first step was to determine the extent of the damage.

Here s how to fix a shingle on the wood roof of your shed. Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. To ensure complete coverage make sure the bottom edge of each strip overlaps the top of the strip below it by at least.

Shed build time lapse.