Replacing Lost Roof Shingles

In the photo below the target shingle perhaps it needs replacement due to damage from a falling object or roof pests is located.

Replacing lost roof shingles.

When asphalt shingles are loose or missing you can easily replace and refasten them. How to replace a damaged shingle. By gary hedstrom peg hedstrom judy ondrla tremore. 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.

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. 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. 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.

In that case tear out the damaged shingle and cut v notches in the replacement to fit around the four nails. Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails. We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage. Asphalt roof shingles can be easily damaged by high winds and falling tree limbs.

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.