Repairing A Roof Hole

Stagger the sheathing in a brick pattern for extra strength.

Repairing a roof hole. All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot. Nail a new one in place making sure the nails are covered by the shingles above. Wear safety goggles and rubber sole work shoes. Replace any missing or rotted siding above the step flashing on dormers.

Use enough of the roof patch to liberally cover the leaky area. Use a flat pry bar under the shingle to break the seal. You ll fix this leaky roof problem with flashing. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything.

Recaulk the corner flashing if any areas have hardened caulk. Slide out the old shingle. How to fix a hole in the roof step 1. Small holes are simple to fix but the fix isn t to inject caulk in the hole.

Let the wet areas dry and then apply the patch to the underside of the roof with a putty knife. Remove the roofing nails that are holding it in place. I then covered the hole w. Dig out any cracked or dry caulking that isn t properly sealing adjoining surfaces and replace with silicone caulk.

Step 5 use a caulking gun to apply caulk to seal any holes that appear in the roof. Use an extension ladder with the third rung against the eave to. Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material. Take up the shingles over the hole.

Slip a pry bar under the shingles above the affected area to pull out the. And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched.