Replacing hip roof shingles takes more effort and time than the same project on any other type of roof.
Shingling a hip roof youtube.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva reveals the best ways to secure shingles to a roof.
Working by myself this is how i capped the hip on my roof.
More shingles will need to be trimmed and sized as laying them includes working around corners and you ll spend additional time and effort matching them with the natural flow of the roof.
Now that your roof is all ready for a shingling job let us come to the most important section of our article viz.
The shingles are cut into single tabs then a tapered pre cut is made on each corner before the s.
As already mentioned earlier replacing the shingles of a hip roof is going to take a lot more time and effort on your part.
How to install ridge from ridge to hip.
Once you get the hang of installing roofing felt over the hips it s not much more involved than installing the felt on a gable roof.
This method worked out well for me when roofing the hip portion of my home.
The hip was 30 x15 the center line helped keep the rows from snaking.
For this project you will need.
A hip roof may be virtually square sloping from one main roof point downward on four equal sides or it may have an extended roof ridge and additional hips designed by the architect.
Roofing felt drip edge shingle.
How to install asphalt shingles on a hip roof.
This video provides step by step instructions and tips on how to install hip and ridge shingles.