Replacing Lost Roof Shingles

We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage.

Replacing lost roof shingles. In that case tear out the damaged shingle and cut v notches in the replacement to fit around the four nails. 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. 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. 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. 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. Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so.

How to replace a damaged shingle. Slide the new shingle up into place and secure it with four nails. In the photo below the target shingle perhaps it needs replacement due to damage from a falling object or roof pests is located. To access the nails the shingle will need to be lifted.

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.