Bardoline shingles are also used for roof ridge for an even easier and faster installation.
How to repair roof ridge shingles.
Start at one of the eaves of the ridge and wrap a shingle around the ridge of the roof.
Snap a couple of guide lines just a little inside the perimeter of the ridge so the lines get covered up when you re done.
Two simple cuts create three pieces that can be used to finish the shingle project.
Step 5 install roof ridge shingles.
Starting at the top of the space between the first two.
Align it with the rest of the shingles in that course or row.
The shingle should be in the center of the ridge.
Make sure that you get all of the damaged shingles off as well as the surrounding ones.
Because ridge cap shingles cover the peak of the roof where two angles meet they play a critical role in keeping rain and melting snow from leaking into the house.
They are flexible and can be cut with a cutter.
The ridge cap the course of shingles on the very ridge of the roof can be made from available 3 tab shingles.
Continue along the ridge of the roof until you have.
Use the claw of a hammer to loosen the adhesive under the tabs 2 rows above the damaged shingles and then loosen any exposed nails with the claw.
Lay a three tab shingle on a cutting surface with the backside facing up.
In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.
Line up the edges with the chalk line and secure with 2 roof nails right above the adhesive line on the shingle tab.
Bardoline roof shingles are available in a wide range of qualities colours.
Create the ridge cap shingles you need to complete the repair.
Place the ridge cap shingles over the roof ridges.
Cover each nail head with a dab of roofing cement.
Nail each side of the cap shingle into the roof.
Secure the ridge cap.
Step 2 remove broken roof ridge.
Ensure that each cap overlaps the one below it by 1 4 inch 7 cm.
And because ridge cap shingles are bent over the roof they can deteriorate quicker than the rest of the roof surface.
Nail the replacement shingle in place using the existing holes with galvanized 1 3 4 inch roofing nails.
Once you get all of the shingles and ridges pried off you will want to take the rag and clean around the area that you just worked on.
Place and nail the shingles from the bottom of the roof to the top.
There are some simple techniques to follow when attempting this project.
Continue replacing the shingles until you complete the job.
Once all your shingles are installed you ll need to cover cap the ridge and hip ridges if you have a hip roof.
The top ridge cap shingles will overlap the hip ridge cap so start with the hips.
The shingles are lightweight and therefore easy to transport.
Fixing shingles on the roof is simple.