I am planning to fit some felt shingles to a shed/summer house that I have been building.
I have looked at various manufacturers installation methods, and most advise a drip edge at eaves & verge.
I have looked at the metal drip trims, but they seem less popular in the UK and when you do find them, quite expensive. Icopal suggest making a welted drip edge using a batten, and folding the starter shingles back on themselves to create a 75mm drip edge.
This will be fine at the eaves, into guttering, but can't help thinking it will look a little unsightly at the verges, where the drip will partially cover the barge boards.
I had considered fitting the bargeboards after finishing the roof, so the top edge is above the roof line, a little bit like this:
Maybe installing a 45' fillet at the verges, underneath the underlay, to divert the rain water away from the back of the barge boards.
Although I think it would look better as above, would I be asking for trouble using this method? If so, then I will go with a slightly deeper bargeboard to compensate for the drip overlap.
The bargeboards will be treated twice with sadolin preserver, then two coats of Superdec.
Also, on the subject of shingles - does anyone have any recommendations for manufacturer? I am considering Icopal at the moment, or some 'Maple Leaf' ones that JJ Roofing supply - both look very very similar in design (but I have not had a sample of the Icopal ones yet) - but the maple leaf ones are slightly cheaper.
I have looked at various manufacturers installation methods, and most advise a drip edge at eaves & verge.
I have looked at the metal drip trims, but they seem less popular in the UK and when you do find them, quite expensive. Icopal suggest making a welted drip edge using a batten, and folding the starter shingles back on themselves to create a 75mm drip edge.
This will be fine at the eaves, into guttering, but can't help thinking it will look a little unsightly at the verges, where the drip will partially cover the barge boards.
I had considered fitting the bargeboards after finishing the roof, so the top edge is above the roof line, a little bit like this:
Maybe installing a 45' fillet at the verges, underneath the underlay, to divert the rain water away from the back of the barge boards.
Although I think it would look better as above, would I be asking for trouble using this method? If so, then I will go with a slightly deeper bargeboard to compensate for the drip overlap.
The bargeboards will be treated twice with sadolin preserver, then two coats of Superdec.
Also, on the subject of shingles - does anyone have any recommendations for manufacturer? I am considering Icopal at the moment, or some 'Maple Leaf' ones that JJ Roofing supply - both look very very similar in design (but I have not had a sample of the Icopal ones yet) - but the maple leaf ones are slightly cheaper.
