How To Finish A Roof

If you re finishing your attic insulating it to the proper r value can cause a dramatic loss of headroom if you limit yourself to fiberglass batts.

How to finish a roof.

Ensure that each higher strip slightly overlaps the strip below it. Finishing a metal shed roof written by don p. Lay strips of felt horizontally across the roof. Lay a strip of felt at the bottom of the roof and move towards the top of the roof with each new strip.

How to finish the top edge of a shed roof. Shed roofs come in all shapes and sizes but we are looking specifically at two types. Many living roof systems are available for installation and they use different methods for growing the roof s. Single slope and lean to.

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. Later on we ll investigate the finer points of applying shingles to the top row of a lean to type shed. Install the roofing felt. To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes.

An ecological approach to finishing a flat roof is to add a living roof. A shed roof is one that has a single sloping side.