How to Install Red Cedar Cut Shingles
Of all of the roof shingles on the market, red cedar shingles are some of the most durable. According to Roof Shingles Help, red cedar cut shingles can last up to 50 years in dry climates when properly installed and maintained. To get a long life out of your red cedar cut shingles, you must use a proper installation method that utilizes all recommended components in the installation, including underlays and adhesives. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 36-inch felt roof underlay
- 18-inch felt roof underlay
- Staple gun and staples
- Hammer
- Nails
- String
- Circular saw
- Roofing cement
Instructions
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Lay 36-inch felt roof underlay across the base of the first side of the roof. Secure the felt underlay to the roof by stapling the underlay every 10 to 12 inches along the entire outside perimeter.
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Place your first red cedar cut shingle so that it hangs off the side of the roof by 1½ inch and hangs off the eave of the roof by 2 inches. Move to the other end of the roof and place a shingle so that it hangs off the edge by ¼ inch and the bottom by 1 inch. Hammer a nail into the roof just above each end shingle and tie a string between them.
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Line all shingles for the first row up with the string tied between the end shingles to keep all of the shingles in line. Lay each shingle so that it sits approximately 1/8 inch from the shingle before it and secure it with two nails, driven in at roughly 1 inch from the top and ¾ inch from the side edges.
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Cut down a shingle by 2 inches in width with a circular saw. Place the shingle directly on top of the shingle at one end of the first row of shingles you already laid. Nail the shingle into place. Lay an additional row of shingles all the way down the first row, lining the shingles up with the tops and bottoms of the shingles in that row, so that the first row of shingles by the eave is double-layered.
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Put down a line of 18-inch roofing felt, allowing it to overlap the shingles by approximately 8 inches, and secure with staples. Lay the second row of shingles to overlap the first, leaving only 5 to 6 inches of the first of shingles exposed. Continue up the roof in this fashion, laying rows of felt and then shingles, so that only 5 to 6 inches of each row are exposed.
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Stop working on the first side of the roof when you reach the peak. Move to the opposite side of the roof and lay rows of felt and shingles, working upward from the bottom. At the top of the second side, nails the final row of shingles so that the tops are flush with the peak of the roof.
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Return to the first side of the roof and install the final row of shingles so that they overhang the peak of the roof and the shingles on the other side by 1 to 2 inches. Cover the exposed nails on the shingles at the peak on both sides with roofing cement.
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Tips & Warnings
Some shingle manufacturers offer warranties of 50 years for red cedar cut shingles. To keep this warranty in effect, though, you may need to have the shingles professionally installed. If professional installation is not a stipulation of the warranty, consult the manufacturer's instructions for the recommended installation method, If you do not fully comply with the manufacturer's instructions, it may void the warranty.
