Finishing Shed Roof Edges

Lay the last ridge cap shingle in the center of the shed roof on top of the exposed adhesive portions of the two center ridge cap shingles.

Finishing shed roof edges. If you have a roof nailer this will make securing the underlayment faster and easier. The flashing turns down and just covers the top edge of the fascia board. The cap metal or drip edge that finishes the mockup. Finish the shingles up to the top edge of the lean to as described in steps 1 5 above.

Step 3 install drip edge. Leaving a shingle finish instead of fasteners and. Installing the metal or drip edge on the upper portion of the asphalt shingle shed style roof. This edge goes against the shed roof flashing with the jut facing outward.

Drip edge is typically a ten foot piece of steel aluminum or vinyl that is bent in an l shape. Cut your 2 in 5 1 cm x 4 in 10 cm or 2 in 5 1 cm x 6 in 15 cm to match the length of the shed. If the siding is vinyl use a siding removal tool to pop out the bottom edge. The roof on your shed is going to be what protects the items you hold in your shed and part of what gives your shed character.

Cut fascia boards to finish the edges of your roof. The lip of one side of the l angles outward. Our contemporary house has a shed roof that is finished with a layer of aluminum flashing nailed through the top course of shingles. Here s how to use flashing along the top edge of a lean to shed when finishing the top row of shingles.

Install asphalt roofing on storage shed. Secure the underlayment material to the plywood using roofing nails and the hammer. Once you have the sheathing in place your final task will be to mount fascia boards to cover the exposed ends of your rafters. Since the other end is nailed to the osb underneath the roof felt water that beads off the shingles drips onto the drip edge.

Remove sections of siding immediately adjacent to the top edge of the roof.