I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well.
How to install shingles on a flat roof shed.
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Each row of shingles overlaps the one below and a full shingle overlaps the joint between the sides of the shingles below it.
Shed build time lapse.
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Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works.
Following the above steps to finish the roof of your lean to or single slope shed will help you keep your shed dry for many years.
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Shingles keep water out in layers.
In the dictionary to shingle is.
If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.
A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side.
When shingling a shed roof with three tab shingles the standard asphalt covered tar backed shingles used on most residential roofs you will come to a point at which the top row must be finished with another type of shingle i e ridge cap shingles.
Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.
In this video i show you the basics of roofing.
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This video will show you how to install roof shingles.
Roofing felt overlaps the sheathing and shingles overlap the paper.
Installing a shed roof that is impermeable to the elements is not easy and the top row of your shingles is often the most vulnerable to water.