Assessing a roof leak.
How to repair broken roof shingles.
Maintaining a sound roof.
Gather a tube of roofing cement and a piece of aluminum flashing available at home centers.
Cracked or split shingles may be repaired without.
Make sure you get a bundle because i thought i needed one and i ended up using 4 and breaking 2 by dropping them.
Pry up shingle and nail together.
Nail on the new shingle.
Pry gently to break shingle free.
Insert a putty knife under and above the damaged shingle to break the seal holding it down.
Don t force it.
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Use a flat bar to pry up the damaged shingle and remove the nails being careful not to damage the shingle above it.
Slip a utility knife under the shingles to break the seal.
Some overhead leaks are due to minor problems such as a single torn shingle or.
Cut off the damage tab of the shingle with a.
Slip a flat pry bar under the damaged shingle and press down to pop out the roofing nails.
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.
In our case it was a laminated ny driftwood bundle for 25 dollars at roofmart.
Fixing damaged roof shingles 1.
Then repeat this with the shingles above the broken one.
Seal down any surrounding shingles that may have had their sealant bond separated in the same way.
3 91 shingles bar.
Holding the knife horizontally drag the tip across the shingle to free it from the roof.
Be sure to align with the shingles of either side.
Strip out photo of single shingle showing nail locations.
Gently tap a flat bar under the shingles to break the seal down strips free.
Swap shingles if part of a.
Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage.
Slide the new shingle up into place.
How to replace an asphalt roof shingle.
Push the sharp end of the knife under the shingle s bottom end.