How To Repair Broken Roof Shingles

Strip out photo of single shingle showing nail locations.

How to repair broken roof shingles. Then repeat this with the shingles above the broken one. Swap shingles if part of a. Don t force it. Slip a flat pry bar under the damaged shingle and press down to pop out the roofing nails.

How to fix leaks and broken shingles go with the pro. Pry up shingle and nail together. Seal down any surrounding shingles that may have had their sealant bond separated in the same way. Assessing a roof leak.

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. Get new shingles take your shingle to the store and get a bundle of matching shingles. 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. Make sure you get a bundle because i thought i needed one and i ended up using 4 and breaking 2 by dropping them.

Nail on the new shingle. Cut off the damage tab of the shingle with a. Holding the knife horizontally drag the tip across the shingle to free it from the roof. How to replace an asphalt roof shingle.

Maintaining a sound roof. Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage. Slip a utility knife under the shingles to break the seal. Slide the new shingle up into place.

Fixing damaged roof shingles 1. 3 91 shingles bar. Be sure to align with the shingles of either side. Push the sharp end of the knife under the shingle s bottom end.

Use a flat bar to pry up the damaged shingle and remove the nails being careful not to damage the shingle above it. Cracked or split shingles may be repaired without. Pry gently to break shingle free. In our case it was a laminated ny driftwood bundle for 25 dollars at roofmart.

Some overhead leaks are due to minor problems such as a single torn shingle or. Carefully lift the upper.