How To Repair Broken Roof Shingles

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How to repair broken roof shingles.

How to fix leaks and broken shingles go with the pro. Insert a putty knife under and above the damaged shingle to break the seal holding it down. Gather a tube of roofing cement and a piece of aluminum flashing available at home centers. Slide the new shingle up into place.

Get new shingles take your shingle to the store and get a bundle of matching shingles. Don t force it. Carefully lift the upper. 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.

Push the sharp end of the knife under the shingle s bottom end. Slip a flat pry bar under the damaged shingle and press down to pop out the roofing nails. How to replace an asphalt roof shingle. Maintaining a sound roof.

Strip out photo of single shingle showing nail locations. Some overhead leaks are due to minor problems such as a single torn shingle or. 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. Gently tap a flat bar under the shingles to break the seal down strips free.

Use a flat bar to pry up the damaged shingle and remove the nails being careful not to damage the shingle above it. Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage. 3 91 shingles bar. Pry up shingle and nail together.

Swap shingles if part of a. Holding the knife horizontally drag the tip across the shingle to free it from the roof. Slip a utility knife under the shingles to break the seal. Be sure to align with the shingles of either side.

Then repeat this with the shingles above the broken one. Assessing a roof leak. Make sure you get a bundle because i thought i needed one and i ended up using 4 and breaking 2 by dropping them. Cut off the damage tab of the shingle with a.

In our case it was a laminated ny driftwood bundle for 25 dollars at roofmart. Pry gently to break shingle free.