How To Do A Shingle Roof Repair

Too warm and the shingle sealants are tough to break.

How to do a shingle roof repair.

Nail metal flashing called drip edge along the bottom edge of the roof deck near the gutters. Use sticky back ice and water shield as underlayment where ice dams or leaf and twig dams are likely to build up and at. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. Removing 3 tab shingles using a flat bar to do a repair.

Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. Start by applying a thick bead of roofing sealant under the crack. Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage. But as long as you can find matching shingles and you re not afraid of heights the repair is straightforward.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. If a shingle is simply cracked or torn you don t have to replace it just repair it. Press the shingle down and apply a second bead of sealant on top of the crack. Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint.

Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof. Slip a hacksaw blade under the shingle above and cut through the. Pick a day when the weather is moderate to do the repair too cold and the shingles can crack. Repeat this on both sides of the roof.

Merely apply three small spots of asphalt plastic roof cement under the new shingle s tabs evenly spaced along the shingle length and press the shingle flat down into place. To replace a single shingle first use a chisel and hammer to split it into several narrow pieces then yank them out with pliers. A broken shingle is both ugly and a leak waiting to happen. Well although the new roof shingle will likely seal to adjacent shingles in time with enough sun warmth it is recommended to manually seal the new shingle in place now.

In some cases it might be better to remove all the shingles from a roof in urgent need of repairs and re roof the house.