The very first thing that you are going to want to take into consideration is the pitch of your shed’s roof because this will help to determine if you will be comfortable working on it.

As soon as you choose to do the work yourself you are going to need to remember to keep your personal safety at the top of your mind at all times. While getting your storage shed roof shingled is an important job, you do not want to sacrifice your personal safety to get the job done. That being said, it is very possible to put shingles on your storage shed roof just as long as you have the proper tools and a good safety plan in place.

You will need the following materials in order to properly put shingles on your shed; a hammer, staples, roofing felt, barbed roofing nails, staple gun hammer, utility or trimming knife, straightedge ruler, ridge cap shingles, and asphalt shingles.

Because you do not want to go over your budget and waste your time and purchase more materials then you are going to need. You are going to want to figure out just exactly the total area of your roof. You will then have an excellent idea as to just about the exact number of shingles that you are going to need to complete your job. After that has been figured out you can figure out what type, style, color and texture of shingle that you want to get.

So know when you are finally ready to begin your shingling project you are going to want to begin by moving all of your supplies out to the shed so you do not have to do a lot of running back and forth looks for things.

If your project involves removing and replacing old shingles you are going to want to strip off any damaged materials so that you can check and see if there has been any damage to the wooden roof below. If all of the plywood is still properly nailed down you are in very good shape. If you are doing this you will want to use heavy felt paper.

Take note that you should install the first course of shingles upside down so that the tabs are pointing up. Cut the first shingle 6 inches using a utility knife and straightedge. The bottom should overhang the drip edge by 3/8 of an inch. Attach the shingles using roofing nails. For the remaining part of the row, use a full shingle.

While you continue to place your shingles on the roof of your storage shed set them so that the row above the row you are working on is slightly offset. You can create the illusion of overhang by continuing to use this pattern. Once you are done putting all of the shingles on each side of the shed you then attached the roof top shingles from side to side.

Now that you have all the singles properly attached to your storage shed room you then should then cut off all parts of the shingles that are creating an overhang on the sides of your storage shed. Then all you need to do is the needed cleaning and additional trimming.

Trim off any excess part of the shingles from the sides of the roof. You may also use constructive adhesive to reinforce shingles along the edges and prevent them from popping out. Upon reaching your roof’s peak, attach the ridge cap shingles down the middle from side to side of the roof. Trim off any excess parts, and then clean up.

If you are well read on the basics of how to properly shingle a storage shed roof, you are going to be able to do a quality job. This way you will end up with solid waterproof barrier that will last a long time and do an excellent job protecting whatever you are storing in your shed.