How to replace a damaged shingle.
Replace missing shingles my roof.
First see if you have any leftover shingles from the last time the roof was worked on with any luck the builder or the roofer who handled the job left some behind.
Entire shingles are missing.
The first step to repair.
Cracked asphalt roofing shingles.
Bald spots where granules are missing.
If replacing an old roof is delayed however it could result in bigger problems down the road.
What you do need to be prepared for is the fact that it.
This video shows how to replace shingles that have blown off.
Your roof is at least 20 years old.
If you have wind damaged shingles and are in need of diy roof repair.
While many shingles today are produced for durability many factors can accelerate the aging of shingles.
Your roof has suffered wind damage.
We had to replace them and all the roofing companies said to do it ourselves because its easy winds of 100km the yard was a mess garbage shingles toy pools.
The shingles are missing pieces if a piece of a shingle is missing then the entire shingle will need to be replaced.
If a shingle is.
When replacing a damaged asphalt roof shingle you can either replace the entire piece or cut the shingle into sections and replace just a single tab.
From a functional standpoint there should be no problem with just replacing a few shingles here and there.
Asphalt roof shingles can be easily damaged by high winds and falling tree limbs.
How to replace missing shingles.
If part of a shingle is missing you ll have to replace the whole thing.
We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage.
Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so.
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.
In short you will need to replace the entire 3 tab shingle that was torn while protecting the integrity of shingles above and below the one being replaced.
This can happen if a piece of debris has been blown into your roof thereby causing a piece of shingle to break off.
