How To Repair A Rotting Roof

Pull the shingles and underlying felt off the entire board not just the area that s rotted.

How to repair a rotting roof.

Pull the old rafter end away from the roof eave. How to replace rotted wood rafters. Take safety precautions at every step in the process. In order to give yourself clear access to the eaves you may first.

You ll be working on a ladder and perhaps even on. At this point i spread fill it epoxy filler from the rot doctor into the entire exposed cavity and then glued in the plywood piece. It was very easy. After clawing out the loose stuff with a hammer stahl removes all the rot softened wood with a die grinder and core box router bit.

If you re only replacing the portion of the roof with damage you need to find out the. Remove the gutters and roof flashing if needed. Starting at one corner of the roof wedge a pry bar into the narrow space at the top of the. Locate nails that hold shingles in place by lifting up on the end shingle above the one you plan to remove.

Remove the shingles over the area of the rotted roof decking identified previously. If the entire rafter was rotten use the. Removing the damaged materials 1. Finally i applied more fill it to the area paying special attention to the small gaps between the puzzle piece and the roof.

Change a rotten or damaged fascia board. Remove rot softened wood photo by brian wilder. Pry off the shingle mold. How to fix a rotten board on a roof safety first.

Once the fill it cured i sanded it down smooth. How to fix rotten wood on a roof locate dry rot roof damage. Each shingle is typically secured by eight nails. This is where your wooden dowels will insert into the wood.

The rotten wood will come away easily. Hold the replacement against the end of the remaining rafter. Remove the rotten wood. The good news is unlike most roof repairs you can fix an eave or gable overhang rake without climbing onto the roof.

Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar. Pull away the rotten. For an epoxy repair to be effective the freshly exposed wood has to be sound and dry less than 18 percent moisture content. Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape.

Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to. Roof repairs typically involve replacing damaged shingles and rusted flashing but the overhang of a roof is often the first area to succumb to rot peeling paint and other weather related problems.