Shakes and Shingles

JLC Field Guide: Shakes and Shingles

Wood shakes and shingles can provide an elegant and long-lasting roof, but it's important to select the right grades and to use a ventilating underlayment.

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Wood Shakes and Shingles Featured Articles

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Roofing With Cedar Shingles

For a long-lasting roof, stick with the best shingle grades and use a ventilating... More

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A Twin Turret Restoration

Darin Kuns walks us through the restoration of an unusual roof on a 19th-century... More

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Shingling in Slo-Mo

JLC contributing editor Dave Holbrook bets that you've never shingled a house like... More

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Step Flashing vs. Continuous Flashing

Both methods are code-approved, but Glenn Mathewson explains why you might not... More

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Wood Shakes and Shingles Instruction Articles

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A Better Rainscreen for Cedar Shingle Roofs

Roofing contractor Chris Yerkes makes the case for using Ventgrid12 plastic panels... More

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Nailing Wide Shingles
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Installing Continuous Flashing

Code specialist, Glenn Mathewson, takes a look at a recent IRC provision allowing... More

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Wood Shingle Roof

Matt Risinger jumps at the chance to do a wood roof the right way. More

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California Bungalow Makeover

New roots, new bones, new space, and a new roof: in Berkeley, California, Blue Dog... More

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