Shingling A Pyramid Hip Roof

Roofing felt comes in rolls that feature pre marked lines 2 to 3.

Shingling a pyramid hip roof. At the very peak you ll make four cuts through a shingle forming a right angle x but leave solid shingle to cover where the four hips join. Use two stacked shingles cut to form to start the ridge cap at the bottom of the hip ridge and then use one cap in each position up the ridge. Lay the second row of shingles. We are a brunswick county nc.

Set the first shingle of the second row back a half tab 6 inches 17 centimeters from the edge of first shingle on the first row and so that the bottom of its tabs just touches the tops of the cutout slots on the shingle below. Position the first row of roofing felt flush on the bottom with the edge of the gutter apron. Overlap them as before and continue until you reach the top. The roofers used hip and ridge shingles which came bundled like typical shingles but they break into three pieces.

Installing shingles on a hip roof takes more time than having them installed on any other kind of roof. Start from the bottom edge of the ridge and secure each shingle with 1 1 2 inch nails. Each shingle overlapped the previous one and they were secured with two nails on either side. All the shingles are cut along the hip rafter with a utility knife or in this case the ridgid roofing cutter.

Three bundles of three tabbed shingles equal one square or 100. Then finish by placing the last caps at the very top of the roof. Get some friends to help you shingle the hip roof. Use the shears or utility knife to cut three tab shingles into three separate shingles to use as cap shingles for the hip roof.

Start at the bottom of one side of the roof at the right or left edge. The first couple of hip shingles were cut to match the corner. Getting your shingles redone on your hip roof would not only keep your house in great shape for years to come but also keeps your roof protected from all of the weather elements. Trim the very last shingle on each ridge as needed.

Fitting iko shnigles on a tuin pryramid log cabin or gazebo roof. Have one person lay shingles in the proper place and another person nail shingles down.