Installation of Wood Shingles
Like other roof shingles, properly installed wood shingles insulate your house and prevent weather, such as wind and rain, from damaging the substructure of your roof. Wood shingles are more expensive than some other roof coverings, such as asphalt shingles. But, since wood shingles are available in many styles and wood grains, they may be able to capture the look that you are going for better than other shingle types. The installation of wood shingles is a process many homeowners can handle alone. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Waterproof roofing felt
- Staple gun with 1/4-inch staples
- Wood shingles
- 2½-to-3 inch nails
- Hammer
- Tape measure
- Chalk line reel
Instructions
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Start at the bottom roof edge, or eave. Spread a layer of waterproof roofing felt along the entire edge of the roof and hang the felt over the roof edge by ¼ to 3/8 inch. Place a staple in the felt every 12 inches to secure it to the roof.
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Lay the first shingle at one side of the roof so it lines up with the side edge of the roof and hangs over the eave by roughly 2 inches. Nail the shingle into place with two nails. Then measure the distance from the top of the shingle to the edge of the roof.
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Go across the entire roof, stopping every 12 to 15 inches to measure the same distance up from the bottom edge of the roof. Snap a chalk line from one side of the roof to the other.
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Install the rest of the first row of wood shingles next to the first shingle across the bottom edge of the roof. Line each shingle up with the chalk line you created so the shingles will be even.
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Cover the first row of wood shingles with a second row of wood shingles, overlapping the row completely. Start with the first shingle so it hangs off the edge of the side of the roof slightly and lay all the following shingles in the row so that they cover the spaces left between the shingles in the first row.
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Lay another row of roofing felt so that it overlaps the first row of shingles by approximately 8 inches and attach with staples. Lay the first shingle in the row so that it overlaps the shingles on the first row by 14 to 16 inches.
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Measure the distance from the top of the shingle in the second row to the top of the shingles in the first row. Go across the roof and repeat this measurement and then snap a chalk line as a guide. Lay the rest of the shingles in the row on the line you made and continue up the roof in the same fashion.
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Top the roof with shingles by allowing the shingles on one side of the roof peak to hang over the top of the roof by 1 to 2 inches. This creates a barrier that keeps the rain from leaking into the top of the roof.
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