Replace Plywood On A Roof Repair

How to replace rotted roof plywood sheathing step 1.

Replace plywood on a roof repair.

5 8 inch 26 87 per sheet. Staple it to the roof decking or nail it with plastic capped roofing nails. This is the best product to use because its very sturdy and high quality. This is really just a rough draft of the post a collection of photos with captions.

Tack the roofing felt into place over the plywood with either a hammer or staple gun and you re ready to replace the shingles. Here is approximately how much different options cost. Now it s time to replace the roof plywood and any other damaged wood in the roof area. I am using a 7 16 osb sheathing that i got from lowe s.

This means that you must replace old roofing plywood. Lay felt paper onto the roof overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage. I ll be on the road for a few months and won t have time to complete these posts until after but for those of you who ve written wanting to see the rest of. Remove tiles and slate.

Remove all of the shingles using a pry bar or a shingle ripper tool to detach the nails. In this video i show how to replace rotten plywood on your roof without breaking your back. Make sure to use at least 6 nails for each shingle to get the best possible hold. Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape.

Additional cost for damaged sheets of plywood assuming the underlying rafters or trusses are not rotted too normally are not significantly damaged unless the plywood is literally fallin gapart generally about 40 70 sheet installed unless you have 3 4 exterior sheathing in which case more like 70 100 sheet installed. Once you repair the hole in the roof plywood you need to seal up the seams and recover the roof.