How To Repair Hole In Roof Rotted

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How to repair hole in roof rotted. Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle. Their position at the edge. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.

If you re only replacing the portion of the roof with damage you need to find out the extent and location of that damage. Hold onto the old shingle mold if it looks to be in good shape. Remove the rotted section of fascia. Starting at one corner of the roof wedge a pry bar into the narrow space at the top of the shingle mold the thin wooden strip that sits just below the shingles.

Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint. Press with the edges of the putty knife to compact the epoxy. Pull the shingles and underlying felt off the entire board not just the area that s rotted. Use a generous amount of epoxy and push it into the rotted area.

Replace underlayment and shingles. Remove the rotten wood. Use a scrap piece of wood as a straightedge if you want to make clean flat edges. Make sure it comes into contact with the wood that s still present.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Pull down to remove the old soffit. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. 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.

The eaves at the bottom of a roof and the gable ends that run up the slope are often the first to show signs of rot and damage. Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section. Locate dry rot roof damage. How to fix rotten wood on a roof.