How To Cut Roof Cap Shingles

If you have done your roofing using dimensional shingles then you should buy ridge caps made of the same material.

How to cut roof cap shingles.

Hand cut ridge line shingles or store bought ridge shingles. Create at least one. Generally regular shingles are cut straight through the tab indentations to create equally sized. Plastic cap roofing nails.

Ensure the shingles aren t too cold. Look at the photo below to see where to make the cuts. Box knife or utility knife. You can cut 1 regular 3 tab shingle into 3 ridge shingles.

A cap shingle is made by turning over this three tab shingle and making two angled cuts to remove a small amount of the shingle. Continue shingling up both sides of the roof until a row of shingles from each side of the roof extends over the peak of the building. It s very simple to do and if you re lucky enough to have some spare shingles. To finish a shingle ridge cap you should set.

Use store bought hip ridge shingles or make your own. The yellow lines show where you make the cuts to create three cap shingles from one standard three tab shingle. Confirm that the ridge cap shingles will cover the nails of the overlapping shingles. How to use 3 tab shingles for ridge cap.

If your shingles are standard three tab shingles the caps are made by cutting one shingle into three separate parts. It is not possible to cut caps with dimensional shingles. Standard roofing tools like a hammer and roofing nails are all you typically need to cap a roof. Cutting hip and ridge cap from a 3 tab bundle of shingles.

Some extra tips for installing ridge shingles on a shed or playhouse. If you use normal shingles then you can cut the ends off and use them as ridge caps however this is not possible with dimensional shingles. Since ridge cap shingles have to be formed over the ridge the shingles.