How To Fix Lifting Roof Shingles

Spread the beads across the shingle to coat it in a thick even layer.

How to fix lifting roof shingles.

Wind can also cause roof shingles to lift up. Roofs installed just before the cold months might take until the next summer to lay completely flat. A caulking gun roof sealant and a utility knife. Dab beads of roofing cement purchased from a home improvement store onto each shingle.

Lift each tab slightly on the shingles as you install them and apply a 1 2 5 cm diameter spot of shingle cement under each tab. Gently lift the shingles again. And you do that in four or five places and then that s going to nail down that piece of roof. Press tabs down into the cement firmly and secure the shingle into place.

Reseal under edges of all three shingles. Glue works best when the temperature is above 50 degrees f. Pull out the roofing nails using a flat nail bar. To lift them up you have to use the flat bar to kind of break the seal.

But you basically have to place the nails underneath the shingles to do that. You have to lift them up. If you want to fix this yourself you will need. Begin removing the first row of nails by sliding the pry bar under the shingle immediately above the damaged one and gently lifting it to free it from the sealer strip.

Lift the lower edge of the shingle above the damaged shingle enough to access the roofing nails that secure the damaged shingle in place. Cut the tip of the roof sealant tube at a 45 degree angle with a utility knife and load it into the caulking gun. Slip the pry bar under the damaged shingle and pry upward.