How To Replace Lost Roof Shingles

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.

How to replace lost roof shingles.

Today my gutter cleaning guy told my wife that while he was cleaning our gutters he noticed a shingle missing. The following are a few examples of when replacing individual shingles simply won t be enough and you ll need to replace your whole roof. I m a rookie homeowner. How to replace a damaged shingle.

To access the nails the shingle will need to be lifted. He said if i go buy a shingle he ll go install it for 65 i m going to pick one up. We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage. 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.

In the mean time is there anything we need to be doing. Should i run out and buy a few tarps to cover the damaged areas. Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so. 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.

We had quite a bad wind storm up in indiana today and it blew several singles about 6 8 off of two different areas of my roof. In the photo below the target shingle perhaps it needs replacement due to damage from a falling object or roof pests is located. Asphalt roof shingles can be easily damaged by high winds and falling tree limbs. Your roof is old if the shingles on your roof are between 20 and 25 years old then they are nearing the end of their life cycle and you may want to consider replacing the whole roof instead of.

In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.