How To Reattach Roof Shingles Top Ridge

Step 5 install roof.

How to reattach roof shingles top ridge. We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage. Cut it to fit with a utility knife if necessary. Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. You should lay them in stacks near the ridge so.

Take a stack of regular 3 tab shingles and cut little v notches at the top edge of the shingles between the tabs. We had to replace them and all the roofing companies said to do it ourselves because its easy winds of 100km the yard was a mess garbage shingles toy pools. In this next in a series of diy videos from the roofer chick ami feller learn how to damaged ridge cap on a residential roof. Step 3 wrap shingle over ridge.

Align it with the rest of the shingles in that course or row. You need to gently pry up the overlapping cap shingle next to the cap you want to replace. This also keeps the ridge shingles from being completely square and the corners tuck in nicely. Step 2 cut shingles.

How to install shingles on a roof ridge. How to replace a damaged shingle. Slide the pry bar under the nail head and gently pry the. Step 1 prepare shingles.

Apply some roofing cement to the back side of the shingle. Back about 1 inch you ll see a roofing nail. Position a replacement shingle on the roof. Nail the replacement shingle in place using the existing holes with galvanized 1 3 4 inch roofing nails.

Collect the number of shingles that will be needed for the roof ridge.