How To Shingle A Playhouse Roof

Options were wood decking corrugated plastic asphalt shingles or corrugated metal sheets.

How to shingle a playhouse roof. We went with gaf for our roofing products they re considered a professional brand and product and are used by a lot of contractors but they re totally diy friendly. This step by step diy project is about kids playhouse roof plans. Use a garden fork or a roofing shovel to pull them off. To attach the roofing panels to the roof start on the back of the roof.

Reconsider with this plan. Roofing was super easy and only took a couple hours to complete the entire project. So finally a year and a half after building this playground we added a roof. I also decided to paint the window trim and front door in a pale blue along with adding some new flower boxes.

We ve had this playhouse up through a windy alaska summer and winter through rainstorms and even with lots of snow. Think putting up a roof on a playhouse is difficult. Adjust the design of the table to suit your needs and to match the design of your backyard furniture. It took a long time because i couldn t decide what kind of roof material to use.

The playhouse also has a new home on my newly added flagstone patio more on that later. I loved how professional the timberline shingles looked and how easy it was for a total beginner to install them. How to shingle a roof on a playhouse. We ended up using this black mesh tarp.

The very last step that we did for the roof was actually the last part of the entire playhouse build but i want you to see the finished roof and the last piece a puppy weathervane to match our cute girl we just got. Remove old shingles and flashing. It blocks most of the sun breathes well so air still. For a wood shingle roof you would have to cut the shingles that go on the edge to create a straight line to accommodate this.

You can easily reach it with a step stool in the playhouse and stepping up through the rafters and cross supports. Pre drill through the roofing panels with a 1 4 drill bit then carefully attach the panels with the woodtite screws. When roofers fix bent or curling shingles they use roofing cement and roofing nails to hold the shingle in place. Start removing the shingles at the peak farthest from the trash container or the corner you want to collect the shingles in.