Roof Patch How To

Cut tar paper to fit over the area.

Roof patch how to.

Nail tar paper with roofing nails. Start by stapling the. Lift off the patch and brush membrane cleaner over the outlined repair area on the roof and onto the underside of the rubber patch. Use a 3 inch paint roller to apply rubber to rubber contact cement to one half of the outlined repair area and to one half of the underside of the rubber patch.

Start at the bottom of the exposed area when nailing on new shingles. Joe is using a roofing product ca. In this case i cut a small piece of plywood on the ground about 10 x 15 to land on the upper seam marked out the hole needed on the roof staying away from the trusses but wait how about all the stuff above well that gets handled by placing a secondary patch 2 2 sistering 2 3 wood to the trusses dry fit the patch. Joe is in the process of patching a flat roof.

When you know how. Wait about 10 minutes for the cement to dry. When installing shingles make sure the nails are embedded securely into the felt and sheathing. Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough.

Slide the upper edge beneath the existing tar paper or shingles and overlap the bottom edge by 2 inches. Spread roofing tar over the patch seams.