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   MikeSmith | Sep 16, 2005 11:22pm | #1

   buzz.. nice looking wood shed.. are you sure you want to put those plain jane asphalt shingles on it ?

    you buy shingles by the square.. typically  3 bundles to the square

   a square = 100 sf.  so a bundle will cover about a sheet of plywood  ( 32 sf )

   Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
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   Buzzsaw | Sep 16, 2005 11:27pm | #2

   Thanks Mike for the compliment. This is my first stab at a structure like this. Can you suggest another roofing material?  I was going to do metal but I'd like to match the shed next to it. I'm up for any suggestions.  So 3 bundles sounds like it should do it.Regards,

   Buzzsaw

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   MikeSmith | Sep 16, 2005 11:37pm | #3

   a sq. will run anywhere's from  $25  to say..  $75..  all the way up to about $150

    since it's only 1 sq. , i'd suggest  something like Certainteed Landmark TL.... ( about $75 )

   here's a link to the Certainteed site...

   http://www.certainteed.com/CertainTeed/Pro/Builder/Roofing/Prodindex/Shingles/AsphaltShingles/RoofingLandmarkTLProdindex.htm

    Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   johnnysawzall | Sep 17, 2005 01:28am | #4

   Buzz,

   couldn't open the picture but from your description how would cedar shingles look??

   You may spend more time on install but the look is worth it.

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   MikeSmith | Sep 17, 2005 01:50am | #6

   buzz... that shed roof is going to require a peak flash at the apex..

   we usually bend those on our brake from colored coil stock..

    sometimes you can get these at a roofing supply house

   typically 24" stock.. so figure 12" strips with 1" hems... you can go 5" down and 5" to cover the top courseMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   Buzzsaw | Sep 19, 2005 02:59pm | #20

   Thanks Mike,

     I was going to use flashing at the peak to divert the water from running underneath.  When you say "typically 24" stock.. so figure 12" strips with 1" hems... you can go 5" down and 5" to cover the top course", are you saying to put the stock on top of the shingles at the peak? I was thinking of using flashing underneath. Please explain what the hems are.  I am not up with the lingo. Regards,

   Buzzsaw

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   MikeSmith | Sep 19, 2005 10:49pm | #21

   flashing should be hemmed  ( bent and crimped in a straight line )    a typical hem would be 3/4"  -  1 "  .. if you don't hem it , it looks wavey and amaturish

    if you take a 12" strip and put 1" hmes on it you will have a piece 10" wide

   bend it again , in a break so it forms a  Vee  this Vee is your peak flash..

    it goes over the top course of shingles and  over  the fascia board  at  the top

   you slightly over bend it so it clamps the top curse and gets nailed to the fasciaMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   Buzzsaw | Sep 19, 2005 11:03pm | #22

   Thanks Mike for the info...Regards,

   Buzzsaw

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   HeavyDuty | Sep 17, 2005 04:09am | #7

   Johnny, they are looking at an invisible picture.

   I just can't picture this, can you?

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   MikeSmith | Sep 17, 2005 04:24am | #8

   it's a little big.... but here's his shed

   View ImageMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   brownbagg | Sep 18, 2005 02:59am | #11

   I saw that shed last week. why did he not run the water off the back of the shed. He be getting wet if he needed wood if its wet outside. also since its a wood rack I think it need sometype of drain in the floor instead of plywood. We alway had a grate for the bottom. But it is pretty.

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   FastEddie | Sep 19, 2005 03:29am | #13

   That is the back side Brownie.  Just turn your monitor around to get the front view.

    

   Good point though.

     

   "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

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   Buzzsaw | Sep 19, 2005 02:54pm | #19

   I plan on drilling some holes in the wood floor for drainage.  It is a 3/12 pitch.  I didn't like the look of the peak at the front.  I like the front porch look, rather than the outhouse look.  Hey, I'm going to try it out and see how things go.  I may add a gutter to the front to divert the water.  I am doing my best for a novice. It's not perfect but it should do the job.Regards,

   Buzzsaw

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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    HeavyDuty | Sep 19, 2005 02:20am | #12

    Thanks Mike.

    See the junction between the roof planes on the mansard of Buzz's shed? Here is a picture of a re-roof done last week by my neighbour's two teenage girls.

    Which is the better way of turning the shingles on a mansard?

    
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    MikeSmith | Sep 19, 2005 05:07am | #15

    tom... we always get a little fancy with our gambrel breaks...

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    Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

    Edited 9/18/2005 10:08 pm ET by MikeSmith

    
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    HeavyDuty | Sep 19, 2005 05:20am | #16

    Mike, is that your tool shed? I want one of those.

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    MikeSmith | Sep 19, 2005 05:26am | #17

    tom.. is next week soon enough ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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    HeavyDuty | Sep 19, 2005 05:38am | #18

    No problem, I can wait.

    Ship UPS when it's ready. Thanks.

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   PenobscotMan | Sep 17, 2005 01:32am | #5

   Like others say, the standard is three bundles per 100 sf.  BUT, as another DIYer and extemely non-professional roofer, let me say that you should have extra.  I've used up several bundles with the first (under) course, to begin courses, etc.

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   JasonD | Sep 17, 2005 11:37pm | #9

   Hi - question to these other guys that answered...

   Is that pitch STEEP enough for alphalt shingles? I remember seeing someplace that there's a minimum pitch for shingles.
   I guess you could Grace I&W the whole thing then shingle. Then it doesn't matter so much.

   Maybe it's just the angle in the picture that's tricking my eye.

   J

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   Piffin | Sep 18, 2005 12:57am | #10

   looks ok to me for shingles, at least 3/12, but my eye tells me 4/12 on this one. 

    

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   blue_eyed_devil | Sep 19, 2005 03:35am | #14

   I'm guessing 4/12

   blue