Asphalt roofing shingles simply rely on the force of gravity to shed water from rain or snow melt.
How to shingle a roof ridge.
The process to install ridge cap shingles has changed because roofing market trends have favored a new type of shingle.
Rob davidson vice president of residential sales for iko canada explains why.
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.
To cover the ridge install vented cap shingles or continuous ridge vent.
The ridge cap the course of shingles on the very ridge of the roof can be made from available 3 tab shingles.
Two simple cuts create three pieces that can be used to finish the shingle project.
Roof installation trick for ridge cap.
Nail it where the next ridge shingle will cover the nails about an inch horizontally and vertically.
There are some simple techniques to follow when attempting this project.
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.
Cut the last ridge shingle to the length you need but be sure that no part of the roof is exposed.
Do the same with the next shingle continuing this step until you get to the far edge of the ridge.
If the roof shingles and all accessory roof components are arranged and overlapped with this in mind the roof should successfully shed water.
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Understand the physics of how a sloped shingle roof works.
Integrity roofing and painting llc video demonstrates how to get an added layer of protection on the ridge.
The difficulty lies in getting it just right to keep any type of water from leaking through and damaging the roofing materials.
Bend single tabs or special ridge shingles over the ridge beginning at the end putting a bead of asphalt under the first ridge shingle to hold down the tab.
When i started with iko over 20 years ago three tab.