How To Repair Broken Roof Shingles

Gather a tube of roofing cement and a piece of aluminum flashing available at home centers.

How to repair broken roof shingles.

Carefully lift the upper. Push the sharp end of the knife under the shingle s bottom end. Seal down any surrounding shingles that may have had their sealant bond separated in the same way. How to replace an asphalt roof shingle.

Cut off the damage tab of the shingle with a. Use a flat bar to pry up the damaged shingle and remove the nails being careful not to damage the shingle above it. Don t force it. Nail on the new shingle.

Strip out photo of single shingle showing nail locations. Insert a putty knife under and above the damaged shingle to break the seal holding it down. Be sure to align with the shingles of either side. Get new shingles take your shingle to the store and get a bundle of matching shingles.

How to fix leaks and broken shingles go with the pro. Make sure you get a bundle because i thought i needed one and i ended up using 4 and breaking 2 by dropping them. Pry gently to break shingle free. Then repeat this with the shingles above the broken one.

Slip a utility knife under the shingles to break the seal. 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. Pry up shingle and nail together. Slip a flat pry bar under the damaged shingle and press down to pop out the roofing nails.

Check the damaged area for damage to the moisture barrier or flashing and check the damaged area for signs of seepage. Cracked or split shingles may be repaired without. Assessing a roof leak. Swap shingles if part of a.

Maintaining a sound roof. 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. Fixing damaged roof shingles 1. In our case it was a laminated ny driftwood bundle for 25 dollars at roofmart.

Gently tap a flat bar under the shingles to break the seal down strips free. Holding the knife horizontally drag the tip across the shingle to free it from the roof.