How To Reattach Roof Shingles Top Ridge

Step 4 snap chalk line.

How to reattach roof shingles top ridge.

Hammer a roofing nail on each side of the shingle five inches from the bottom edges and one inch from the side edge. Collect the number of shingles that will be needed for the roof ridge. Step 2 cut shingles. In this next in a series of diy videos from the roofer chick ami feller learn how to damaged ridge cap on a residential roof.

Nail the replacement shingle in place using the existing holes with galvanized 1 3 4 inch roofing nails. 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. Cut it to fit with a utility knife if necessary. You need to gently pry up the overlapping cap shingle next to the cap you want to replace.

Align it with the rest of the shingles in that course or row. Take a stack of regular 3 tab shingles and cut little v notches at the top edge of the shingles between the tabs. Apply some roofing cement to the back side of the shingle. Step 5 install roof.

How to replace a damaged shingle. Step 1 prepare shingles. This also keeps the ridge shingles from being completely square and the corners tuck in nicely. We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage.

Back about 1 inch you ll see a roofing nail. Slide the pry bar under the nail head and gently pry the. Overlap the shingles to cover the nails on the side edges and use roofing cement to cover the nail heads on the shingle at the end of the roof. Position a replacement shingle on the roof.

Cut and bend a shingle to conform to the shape of the peak of the roof.