Integrate Shingles on New Porch Roof with Existing Shingles on Home

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	Home \| Find a Local Contractor Designs \| Decorating \| Ideas Screen Porches \| Enclosures \| Build Mobile Home Porches \| Build Porch Roof 3 Season Porch \| Screen Porch Windows Vintage Porch Parts \| More Integrate Shingles on New Porch Roof with Existing Shingles on Home One of our readers is interested in knowing how to integrate shingles on a new porch roof with the existing shingles on their home. Advertisements Advertisements Dave gives her some advice to help her with this project. By Margaret of Lotus CA QUESTION: I am replacing a deck with a covered porch. My brother in law is in construction by trade so is helping, however he knows nothing about roofing. I have some experience in 3 tab shingles, which is what my house has. We are going off the original roof off the house and basically extending the roof. How do I weave the new shingles in with old. I believe that I would still start at the bottom and work up. It has been suggested that I work down, I don't see how. The weave and weatherization are my main concerns. ANSWER: Thanks for visiting our site, Margaret! We appreciate it and you have an excellent question. You are correct, you will want to start from the bottom edge and work up. - As with applying shingles to any roof, invert the bottom row of shingles for your starter row. - Run a line of shingles from the top (butt it against the bottom row of shingles on your home)and lay them along each edge with the tabs facing inward. - At this point your will have a starter row at the bottom and a row of shingles along each side. - Measure your roof from the bottom to the top of your porch roof plus one row (your last shingles will slide under your home's shingles). Divide that number by the length of the tabs. This gives you the number of rows of shingles you will need. If it comes out to an odd number like 7.5, adjust the spacing to make it 8 rows. - You can do this by slightly overlapping each row. The idea is to evenly space the rows so as to match as closely as possible, the shingle spacing on your home's roof. For more information regarding roofing materials please see our front porch roof construction section. Hope this helps and happy shingling! Dave More About Building a Porch Roof We have an entire section on building a porch roof. Advertisements Advertisements Building a porch roof - basic steps You are here... Porch / Porch Roof Section / Steps to Building a Porch Roof / Integrate Shingles on New Porch Roof with Existing Shingles on Home Advertisements Advertisements The Amazon ads are our affiliate links. Thank you. Comments Our site is a labor of love. We appreciate your comments very much. ~~~ Signup for free porch tips in your in box. ~~~ Helpful Links Shop Amazon for Porch /Garden Aff link Popular Pages What's New Porch Designs Porch Ideas for Mobile Homes Find a Local Contractor Build a Porch \| Small Porches Porch Columns \| Porch Railings Screened Porches Porch Curtains \| Porch Enclosures Porch Landscaping \| Vinyl Lattice Porch Decorating \| Porch Ideas Navigation Aids Home \| Top of Page Site Search \| Site Map Contact Us Policies Disclosure Policy \| Privacy Policy Legal Info Please Join Us Here Also Find a Local Contractor Our Sponsors Vintage Woodworks for Your Porch Parts Porch Store - Custom Porch Products PCA Products Complement any Home Copyright© 2008-2018 Front-Porch-Ideas-and-More.com. All rights reserved. Content and photos may not be reproduced in any way without our written permission.	FIND A LOCAL CONTRACTOR Advertisement Our Sponsors Vintage Woodworks for Your Porch Parts Porch Store - Custom Porch Products PCA Products Complement any Home Advertisement Get Our Newsletter, Front Porch Appeal Learn more. Email First Name (optional) I am at least 16 years of age. I have read and accept the privacy policy. I understand that you will use my information to send me a newsletter. We will use your email address only to send our newsletter. You'll also receive our free eBook as a reward for signing up. Enjoy our back issues. What's New See Our Latest Updates Porch Market Browse Our Porch Market Get Our Porch Ideas Generator eBook Ten Before & After Case Studies Showing the Difference a Porch Makes! Only $9.97 See Our Porch Illustrator eBook Over 300 Pages of Porch Illustrations to Absolutely Inspire! Just $9.97 Search Our Site Porch Ideas Network Listen to Our Podcasts Plus Featured Builders and Landscapers
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