How Torepair Shingles On Roof Vent

Pull the old flashing up over the vent pipe and scrape any old caulk and debris off the roof.

How torepair shingles on roof vent.

Screw the bottom in place with rubber washered screws. Slide the new flashing over the vent pipe and under the shingles above the pipe. Just remove them and replace them with new shingles of a similar style to the rest of the shingles on the roof. Install new field shingles.

Squeeze out a bead of caulk beneath the shingles on both sides of the vent to hold the shingles down and to add a water barrier. Slip a flat bar under the edge of the vent flashing and pop the nails up photo 1. Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle.

Usually you can also work those loose without removing shingles. This is an area of the roof which requires extra care and skill. There are a number of key steps you need to take to avoid mucking this part up. Small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed.

For most asphalt shingle ridge caps there are two. There will be nails across the top of the vent too. The cap shingles often are installed on top of a continuous ridge vent. Remove the shingle caps.

Loosen the adhesive underneath the tabs of the damaged shingle then pull them free and discard. Loosen and remove the damaged shingles. The vent manufacturers make their products to match the size of the cap shingles so the caps cover the vent material leaving. If the shingles are severely damaged don t try to salvage them.

Cut the ventilation opening. Install the ridge vent shingle over style install the ridge vent aluminum.