Calculate, select and order your shingles
- Determine the total area of the walls you need to cover in square feet. Cedar shingles are usually sold by “the square,” a unit equal to 100 square feet of coverage.
- Plan to order 10% to 20% more shingles than you need to allow for waste.
- Find a cedar shingle supplier. Check local sawmills first, then Google. Lots of places mill and sell cedar shingles.
- Buy shingles made from eastern white cedar. It’s harder than western red cedar, weathers to a lighter gray and is more rot-resistant.
- Choose the grade and butt-thickness. Shingles are tapered, and I prefer to spend more for premium shingles with a butt thickness of 7/16-in. than the standard 3/8-inch. Plus, premium shingles are free of knots and rated to last at least 50 years.
- Choose re-butted and re-squared shingles. This ensures the bottom ends of each shingle are square to the sides, making for a more precise finished job.
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