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Replace missing shingles my roof.
The first step to repair.
If part of a shingle is missing you ll have to replace the whole thing.
In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.
From a functional standpoint there should be no problem with just replacing a few shingles here and there.
There are missing shingles missing shingles will need to be replaced right away.
If a shingle is.
Entire shingles are missing.
Bald spots where granules are missing.
Cracked asphalt roofing shingles.
Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so.
This can happen if a piece of debris has been blown into your roof thereby causing a piece of shingle to break off.
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.
While many shingles today are produced for durability many factors can accelerate the aging of shingles.
How to replace a damaged shingle.
This video shows how to replace shingles that have blown off.
In short you will need to replace the entire 3 tab shingle that was torn while protecting the integrity of shingles above and below the one being replaced.
First see if you have any leftover shingles from the last time the roof was worked on with any luck the builder or the roofer who handled the job left some behind.
Your roof has suffered wind damage.
How to replace missing shingles.
If replacing an old roof is delayed however it could result in bigger problems down the road.
We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage.
The shingles are missing pieces if a piece of a shingle is missing then the entire shingle will need to be replaced.
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.
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.