How To Repair A Roof Corner Shingle

Finding the damage to locate rotted areas of the roof s edge gently lift up shingles with a pry bar or taping knife.

How to repair a roof corner shingle. Notch the step flashing. Fixing damaged roof shingles 1. Access the roof and locate a shingle that has a cupped edge or curled corners. Slip a flat pry bar under the damaged shingle and press down to pop out the roofing nails.

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. Swap shingles if part of a. Be sure to align with the shingles of either side. Weigh the shingle down with bricks or a cinder block if the slope of the roof is shallow enough.

Run the base flashing 4 to 5 in. Cracked or split shingles may be repaired without. We used a vice grip tied to a rope to hoist up the shingles. If not nail the edges of the shingle down by hammering a roofing nail through each corner.

Lift courses or shingles from the asphalt adhesive strip on the course beneath. Caulking gun with roof tar tube. This project guide is a combination of those two articles and it covers replacing the existing roof decking installing underlayment and ice dam protection laying the first row laying shingles in the field flashing ridge shingles and vents and more. Bend a flap down.

Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. Lay the first row of shingles starting at a bottom corner of the roof. Slide the new shingle up into place. A couple of weeks ago we published a two part series showing how a local roofing contractor shingled a roof with architectural shingles.

Carefully lift the upper. 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. Use six nails per shingle to ensure maximum hold and be sure to always nail on the tar strip. Beyond the dormer and cut the top section along the dormer edge.

Bend the flap down. Scoop a cupful of colored granules out of the gutter and sprinkle some over any exposed adhesive to cover the repair. Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage. Set up bucket rope hammer roofing nails crowbar fulcrum for prying 2x4 shingles one at a time.