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Least expensive roof for shed.
Currently its pricing is actually less per square than tar paper.
The same roofing materials used on homes such as composite shingles often make perfectly suitable shed roofs.
Here are the four least expensive types of roofing materials that you can have installed.
Flat roofs can easily add additional living space which none of the other roofing styles do or at least not as easily.
Coated asphalt shingles also meet energy star requirements earning homeowners a significant tax rebate reducing the cost of roof replacement and providing home energy savings.
They frequently go on sale too.
A 10 square roll should retail for around 130 where as a roll of 30 tar paper is 2 square and runs around 28.
Easy installation even for a beginner.
This is the most commonly used and least expensive of roofing shingles.
Felt can be hard to work with.
Think of a shed roof as a flat roof at a steeper slope you can also think of it as one half of a traditional gable roof.
Asphalt shingles the answer to what is the cheapest roof to install is asphalt shingles.
Asphalt shingles are one of the least expensive roofing materials.
A skillion or shed style roof shed has one wall higher than the opposite wall creating a single slope roof.
Nails may leak water.
Mineral coated felt resists the weather.
Whereas a hip roof and other popular roof types have at least two sides the shed roof has a single slope that can vary in steepness depending on the design.
The price was right color acceptable and with the single slope roof design and direction my shed faced only my neighbor would see them.
It is one of the easiest roofs to build and usually the least expensive.
2 6 or greater planks span the distance between the high wall and the low wall often with an overhang.
I chose asphalt shingles.
Roofing felt is one of the least expensive forms of shed roofing materials.
If its a flat roof go to your roofing supply or box store buy a roll of sbs modified self adhered cap sheet roll it out cut the correct lengths let it relax then peel the back off and stick it down 1 roll does 1 square 1 square is a 10x10 area.
Dupont roof liner is a synthetic tar paper replacement that wont tear or degrade as tar paper does.
As pictured above a flat roof may be an ideal spot for gardens dining or other space for humans to visit akin to a patio or deck.
The roof liner will last about ten times longer than tar paper.
Besides composite shingles there are also some lower cost roofing options that you might not choose for your house but are just fine for most sheds.