How To Roof A Shed This Old House

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps.

How to roof a shed this old house.

The wood siding and metal roof on this scratch built shed once covered an old barn and the windows and door were found at a habitat for humanity restore. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Worried about pests and moisture. Log in or sign up.

Follow this old house online. That is except for the crowning glory the shed roof. In truth framing in the foundation and the walls adding doors and windows these are all relatively straightforward simple tasks. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

To lay out the design for the shingles begin at the bottom of the roof and place a tape measure inch from the edge of the roof to ensure the shingles overhang the drip edge. Asphalt roofing felt paper and nail it in place using 1 inch galvanized roofing nails. Of course you don t need to live in a modern house to deal with a flat roof. Skylights affixed on the roof allow extra warmth and light inside creating a greenhouse like effect that lets you extend your gardening season.

Watch and see how easy it is. This quaint little shed is more than just a place to store your gardening gear. Overview how to diy ideas inspiration video shed how to diy. Flat roofs aren t architecturally logical as rain and snow will shed much more quickly off a sloped roof.

An old trowel serves as the door handle. Yet for historic modern style buildings like this old house s cambridge tv project flat roofs are at the core of the architecture meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed.

For many people the idea of having to do the shed roof framing is a little bit on the scary side. Roofing sheds siding. Diy makeover by debbie gonville miller.