Fix Roof Hole

Patch the wood with plywood of the same thickness.

Fix roof hole.

Fold a 4 by 2 inch piece of felt in half making a 2 by 2 inch square. Use a small trowel or caulk gun to apply 1 2 teaspoon of asphalt cement to the hole under the shingle. Then use ice melt product per manufacturer s instructions. Press it onto the.

Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8. Hold it against the inside of the plywood by pulling up through the hole while driving deck screws through the roof and into the brace. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything. Use a roof rake to fix it and remove the first four feet of snow from the roof edge.

Use a putty knife to spread the tar into the leaking hole on the inside of your roof. Place the shingle or plywood onto the tar and spread more of the tar around the edges of your patch. Skylights can trap water and the frame seals can crack and form leaks. Small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed.

And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched. Tiny holes in shingles are sneaky because they can cause rot a leaky roof and other damage for years before you notice the obvious signs of a leak. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle. I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole.

Plug pinholes with roofing cement and patch holes up to about 3 4 inch in diameter with a patch from the same material as the flashing. Step 2 place a bucket underneath the nail to catch the water as it runs down the nail. Once you ve found the leak you can make a temporary leak patch from some plywood or shingle and some roofing tar. Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement.

All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot. Insert a nail in the hole where water is leaking through the roof. First roughen the area around the hole with a wire brush or sandpaper and then clean it. Consider investing in a roof heat cable to prevent future issues.

The nail will provide a path for the water.