Redoing A Garage Roof

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Redoing a garage roof.

Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by. Clay roofing tiles salvaged from an old church weigh seven pounds a piece and put the crowning touch on the garage.

If the roof leaks. Openings along the sides allow air out of the attic cooling the space and lowering your air conditioning bill. It s always best to get a simulated visual of the proposed update before jumping into a relatively large. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof.

The cap of each shingle should fall evenly in half over each side of. How to redo a garage exterior visualize. Garage roof replacement costs 1 000 to 2 500 on average depending on the size pitch and materials. Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.

Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges. Installing a new roof on a 280 square foot 1 car garage costs 1 000 to 2 000 and a 400 square foot 2 car garage runs 1 500 to 3 200 depending if it s asphalt or metal. Roofers use a circular saw to cut a long slot along the roof ridge if there isn t one then cover it with a plastic flap as shown or a flexible vinyl matrix.