Check with the shingle or shake manufacturer to determine the recommended exposure length for your roof slope.
How to finish a roof ridge.
You will know it is time to switch to.
To effectively ventilate your roof create a 1 in.
If the gap allows you to put another course of shingles then do it.
Nail down through the tar strip the dark grey shingle in your image.
Airspace from the soffit to the ridge by installing a continuous air chute in each rafter bay.
Determine when to stop laying three tab shingles and switch to ridge caps.
Measure the pitch of the roof using a tape measure and level.
Glue down the cut shingle with roofing cement.
Cut a new piece in half throwing out the half with the tar strip.
Install your shingles to the top edge of your lean to roof.
Ideally the top edge of the last shingle row is flush with the top edge.
How to finish the top shingle row on a shed roof step 1.
To do this begin on one end of the ridge and place the ridge cap so that the asphalt.
If there is only a little space left then you re fine and don t have to lay another row yet.
Staple them directly to the roof decking for better insulating roof rafters.
To install the air chutes staple them directly to the roof decking.
Lay the first ridge cap.