Repair Hole In Roof Sheathing

Hold it against the inside of the plywood by pulling up through the hole while driving deck screws through the roof and into the brace.

Repair hole in roof sheathing. Seal the leak replace shingles seal the shingles. Most home owners spend between 300 and 1 100 for a roof repair or an average of 650 per repair call. Ez plug can also be used to repair rotten wood or other miscellaneous holes in the roof provided the hole is no greater than 8 x 8 inches. Ez plug makes it much safer for workers on the roof.

Lay the sheet metal down onto the roofing cement and cover up the holes. Patch the wood with plywood of the same thickness. 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. Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape.

If there is a small area and few shingles being repaired it will likely be on the low end or as little as 150. Install a 2 by 4 brace under a small hole that extends three times the width of the opening. Once you repair the hole in the roof plywood you need to seal up the seams and recover the roof. To find the edge of a wall stud drill a finder hole near a sheathing nail.

Typically a job is to repair leaks. Caulk the sides of the sheet metal patch and press the shingles down over the sheet metal. No more large holes waiting for plywood to be cut and installed. Lay felt paper onto the roof overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage.

Staple it to the roof decking or nail it with plastic capped roofing nails. If a section of sheathing is rotted or otherwise damaged cut out an area that spans from stud to stud. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.