How To Shingle Under A Close Roof Overhang

Too little can allow water to seep into rake or fascia boards.

How to shingle under a close roof overhang.

The edge of the shingles should hang over a roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed. In this installment of our series on roofing problems we ll talk about incorrect overhang of shingles. Or whatever your local borg calls roofing tar in a caulk tube the alternative to only sticking them on is of course to stick the shingle up in then facenail it as high up as you can reach under the overhang then wetstick the nail heads. A architect and roofing consultant harrison mccampbell responds.

Too little overhang and the water can leak through into fascia boards. How far beyond the drip edge should an asphalt shingle extend. We ve seen other references that suggest extending the shingles a bit more than the manufacturers suggest to compensate for wavy eaves but they do not indicate extending more than 1 inch over the eave. Is the amount of overhang the same at the rake as at the eave.

Most shingle manufacturers along with the asphalt roofing manufacturers association s residential asphalt roofing manual call for a 1 4 inch to 3 4 inch overhang at both rakes and eaves. Shingle manufacturers say to use a 1 4 to 3 8 inch shingle overhang over the eave where your roof ends. Too much overhang and the shingles could blow off in high winds. Too much and the shingles can blow off.