How To Replace Damaged Shingles On A Roof

Removing 3 tab shingles using a flat bar to do a repair.

How to replace damaged shingles on a roof.

Removing 3 tab shingles using a flat bar to do a repair. How to replace a damaged shingle. 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. Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with 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. Asphalt roof shingles can be easily damaged by high winds and falling tree limbs. In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges. How to replace a damaged roof shingle without changing entire section of roof.

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. 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. In that case tear out the damaged shingle and cut v notches in the replacement to fit around the four nails.