Nail it where the next ridge shingle will cover the nails about an inch horizontally and vertically.
How to install roof shingles on ridge.
When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab.
Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why.
Three tab shingles are easy to cut into strips to create a ridge cap but now roofers and homeowners largely prefer laminated shingles.
An aluminum ridge vent has a mushroom shaped profile combined with a wide flange on both sides that sits on top of the roof shingles.
Once you ve reached the ridge bend the shingle over the ridge so that each side is equal and nail it into place with a single nail on each side.
Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge.
The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle.
To cover the ridge install vented cap shingles or continuous ridge vent.
A shingle over vent is installed over the ridge of a roof and is covered over by asphalt shingle caps that match the surrounding roof shingles.
Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab.
Step 5 install roof ridge shingles.
The shingle should be in the center of the ridge.
Cut your last shingle on each row to size repeating all the way to the ridge.
Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof.