How To Repair Lifting Shingles Near Gutter

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How to repair lifting shingles near gutter.

The weather must be clear and dry before beginning this task. But you basically have to place the nails underneath the shingles to do that. Pry up the first overlapping shingle to expose the nails with the pry bar. Press the shingle down and then secure it with a roofing nail.

Lift the lower edge of the shingle above the damaged shingle enough to access the roofing nails that secure the damaged shingle in place. As asphalt shingles get older their corners often begin to curl downward or upward. How to replace roof shingles near the gutter. What you need to do is to extend those roof shingles into the gutter.

And you re lifting up the edges of those shingles at the bottom of the roof edge. Most shingles are nailed. After removing the center row of nails on the damaged shingle lift the undamaged shingles above it and remove the next row of nails. If the shingles appear to be in pretty good shape they are not cracked or covered in moss then you do not have to replace them.

And you re going to slip underneath some flashing. Repair the shingles along the edge. Nail the center row first then the center row of the course above it nailing 1 2 in. So because there s not a magic potion that will do that the way to fix this is to get a flat bar and that s a very thin pry bar.

You have to lift them up. Over from the old holes photo 3. 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.

Cut the tip of the roof sealant tube at a 45 degree angle with a utility knife and load it into the caulking gun. Slide the new shingle up into place. Thank you thank you. Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails.

If you notice a shingle starting to curl you can forestall the inevitable curling by gluing down the curled section. Step 2 lift the affected shingle fully with the aid of a putty knife.