How To Repair A Shingle Roof In The Middle

Easy Shingle Repair

Updated: Jun. xxx, 2022

Ready those potential leaks now.

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Remove those ugly damaged shingles and terminate potential roof leaks by following this uncomplicated three-step shingle replacement process.

Supercede damaged shingles

Photograph 1: Pry gently to break shingle complimentary

Gently tap a flat bar under the shingles to break the seal-down strips gratuitous. Don't forcefulness it—shingles rip easily.

Strip out photograph of single shingle showing nail locations

Notice all eight nails in these typical locations.

Photograph 2: Pry upwards shingle and nail together

Wedge the notch of the pry bar nether the shingle at the nail caput, then pry up both shingle and nail.

Photo 3: Nail on the new shingle

Boom down the new shingle, propping the tabs above as you boom to avoid breaking them.

A broken shingle is both ugly and a leak waiting to happen. Just as long as you can find matching shingles (and you're not agape of heights), the repair is straightforward.

Pick a twenty-four hours when the weather is moderate to do the repair—too common cold and the shingles can crack; too warm and the shingle sealants are tough to interruption.

Loosen the tabs under the broken shingle and the next ii courses above information technology (Photo one). Shingles are fastened with eight nails each—iv at the middle just to a higher place the tab slots and 4 through the shingle above it—and you have to lift up all the shingles that cover those nails to remove them.

After all the tabs are loose, push the flat bar up under the damaged shingle to each nail, centering the blast in the flat bar notch (Photo 2). To avoid ripping shingles, gently piece of work the pry bar under both tabs as you lot button information technology up.

Popular out the nails by prying underneath the shingle instead of trying to dig the nail head out from the acme of the shingle; that will wreck the shingle. Then push the shingle downwards from the nail caput and pull out the nail. After removing the centre row of nails on the damaged shingle, lift the undamaged shingles above it and remove the next row of nails. Then pull out the damaged shingle.

Slide the new shingle up into place. Nail the eye row starting time, then the center row of the course above it, nailing 1/two in. over from the old holes (Photo 3). Smash at the tiptop of the slots between the tabs, just in a higher place the sealant strip.