How To Patch Roofing Felt Shingles

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How to patch roofing felt shingles.

If the cost of the roof repair is truly bothering you consider making your own temporary repair by tacking a tarp over the roof or cutting up some sheet metal into shingles and using these to patch the roof. Overlap each row at least 3 to 4 inches. The first step to repair shingles is to remove all remnants of the old damaged shingles including pulling or pounding in all the nails. You may be able to reuse some of the shingles you removed but if they are damaged purchase new shingles the same color and style.

Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails. Bend the shingle over the ridge and nail down firmly. Repeat the application of the shingle strip for the full. Each length of roof shingle strip needs to be overlapped.

Take the next shingle and overlap it on top of the first on. Make sure the tiles are facing the correct way for the prevailing wind. Then take your new shingles and starting at the bottom of. Congratulate yourself on a super job.

Using your staple gun secure the felt to the roof. Continue along the entire ridge. Removing 3 tab shingles using a flat bar to do a repair. If you notice a shingle starting to curl you can forestall the inevitable curling by gluing down the curled section.

Start with the eaves verges valley detailing sections cut lengths of bitumen roof shingle strip from the roll maximum 1m long cutting sufficient lengths to run the length. Lift the upper courses of shingles again and slide the new.