Replace Plywood On A Roof Repair

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Replace plywood on a roof repair.

Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape. Climb up and walk carefully onto the roof. Remove all of the shingles using a pry bar or a shingle ripper tool to detach the nails. Once you repair the hole in the roof plywood you need to seal up the seams and recover the roof.

This is really just a rough draft of the post a collection of photos with captions. In this video i show how to replace rotten plywood on your roof without breaking your back. How to replace rotted roof plywood sheathing step 1. Now it s time to replace the roof plywood and any other damaged wood in the roof area.

Set up a ladder at an even location on the ground next to the home. If there is water damage it will preform significantly better than the 1 2 plywood. Tack the roofing felt into place over the plywood with either a hammer or staple gun and you re ready to replace the shingles. Here is approximately how much different options cost.

This is the best product to use because its very sturdy and high quality. Additional cost for damaged sheets of plywood assuming the underlying rafters or trusses are not rotted too normally are not significantly damaged unless the plywood is literally fallin gapart generally about 40 70 sheet installed unless you have 3 4 exterior sheathing in which case more like 70 100 sheet installed. Staple it to the roof decking or nail it with plastic capped roofing nails. This means that you must replace old roofing plywood.

Lay felt paper onto the roof overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage. Remove tiles and slate.