Roof Shingles At Peak

A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

Roof shingles at peak.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. If you need more than one flashing in your. The shingles at the peak of your roof are commonly called cap shingles. Continue on down the line nailing on both sides and covering the nails with the next shingle tabs.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. Known in the trade as vertical racking or staggering this how to lay shingles method enables the roofer to install a single column of shingles all the way to the peak without the wasted back and forth motion necessary to fill several rows of stair steps. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up.

Fiberglass shingles are able to be fully customized and come in a wide variety of shapes and colors. Then fold the flashing over the peak. It must be completed at the very end of the shingle run to overlap the uppermost shingles and form a weatherproof. Cut the tab off the start shingle so that the edge is smooth and in line with the edge of the roof.

You can either use special shingles called ridge shingles or cut a number of regular shingles into 3 tabbed equal pieces and bend each so they fit snugly on the roof peak and nail them into place. Install self stick underlayment under the metal flashing. Use roof tar to hold down the end of the shingle and nail on both sides of the peak making sure that the tabs from the next tile will cover them. Preparing the peak capping a roof is the last thing done during a roofing project.

You ll need longer nails for this part as you re driving through more layers of shingles. Fold flashing over the peak. This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill.

The contractors at peak roofing construction use only the highest quality shingles taking into account the physical aspects of the shingle the matting asphalt and granules as well as the fire rating when making their selections. Waterproof your valleys flash the valleys.