How To Make Wood Shingles

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How to make wood shingles. Then place into a cleaver brake and use a mallet to split down the different wood shingles. Cedar or red cedar are the best options for wood shingles because they look great and are naturally water repellent. This means that wooden shingles are naturally a better insulator than other roofing materials keeping buildings warmer in the winter and cooler in summer.

Once you find some suitable trees you will need to cut them down. Laying some traditional hand cut wooden chestnut shingles on our cooking room all by hand and using side axe and hammer. Shingles are cut from blocks of wood shake bolts split out of a whole trunk of cedar.

Make sure to use clean and straight grained oak to do this. In this film john shows you how to l. Cover the roof with roofing felt.

Practicing on fallen. Use a hammer stapler to fasten it down applying a staple every 12 to 14. Now remove the bark from the wood and split into thin sheets.

Cedar wood has a life span of around 50 years or more and is also naturally resilient to decay and insect attack due to naturally occurring oils within the wood. Make sure you know how to use a chainsaw safely before attempting to cut down a living tree. Position the first shingle so its end overhangs the edge of the roof by 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches.

Here at roofing superstore we have a selection of western red cedar shingles. Secure it to the. Trees like poplar cedar oak and chestnut make great wood shingles.