Replacing Lost Roof Shingles

In these photos we ve marked it with black spots the first step obviously requires the removal of the nails holding that shingle to the roof deck.

Replacing lost roof shingles.

When asphalt shingles are loose or missing you can easily replace and refasten them. And as long as you re on the roof inspect the others close up as well as the flashing to find out whether any shingles are damaged or likely to cause problems in the future. Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails. 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.

Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so. Asphalt roof shingles can be easily damaged by high winds and falling tree limbs. Slide the new shingle up into place and secure it with four nails. In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.

In that case tear out the damaged shingle and cut v notches in the replacement to fit around the four nails. How to replace a damaged shingle. To access the nails the shingle will need to be lifted. 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.

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.