Roof Patch How To

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Roof patch how to.

Start by stapling the. How to repair a damaged roof step 1. In this case i cut a small piece of plywood on the ground about 10 x 15 to land on the upper seam marked out the hole needed on the roof staying away from the trusses but wait how about all the stuff above well that gets handled by placing a secondary patch 2 2 sistering 2 3 wood to the trusses dry fit the patch. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.

Spread roofing tar over the patch seams. Use a 3 inch paint roller to apply rubber to rubber contact cement to one half of the outlined repair area and to one half of the underside of the rubber patch. Slide the upper edge beneath the existing tar paper or shingles and overlap the bottom edge by 2 inches. Start at the bottom of the exposed area when nailing on new shingles.

Lift off the patch and brush membrane cleaner over the outlined repair area on the roof and onto the underside of the rubber patch. Wait about 10 minutes for the cement to dry. When installing shingles make sure the nails are embedded securely into the felt and sheathing. Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint.

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