That's a gambrel roof. I don't know how to shingle it for real, but I
would think a strip of roll roofing under all (or maybe the rubberish
freeze prevention roofing "paper" would keep the weather out.
Good luck.
Donald.
> Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 17:26:45 -0400
> From: Jon & Deb Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
>
>
> My storage shed has a barn style roof. Is that called a hip roof, where
> it has two steep sections near the walls and two shallow sections
> leading up to the peak?
>
> Anyway, the PO shingled the transition from steep to shallow by laying
> sections of shingle sideways over the last rank and nailing down
> through. This caused water to collect and rot the particle board. So I
> need to R&R that section of roof and reshingle. How do I shingle at that
> transition to avoid the water collection problem?
>
> Pointers to online shingling guides welcome, since I've never shingled
> anything more complicated than a doghouse.
>
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