Remove nails Replace shingle Nail in place
Remove nails Take out old vent Attach new vent
Remove rust Paint flashing
Be sure to clean roof valleys regularly. If the valleys are rusty, clean them with a wire brush and apply rust inhibiting paint.
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As the age as for shingle can become more brittle and less flexible that means that if they’re blown up by strong wind they may break instead of snapping back afterward. Each of these tabs is actually only a third of a complete single and if possible it’s best to replace the whole thing instead of just one tab.
To do this you’ll need to lift up the tabs of the damage shingle and the once above it so that you can remove the nails. Once the damage shingle is free you can replace it with the new one of the similar color and style. Don’t forget to replace the nails from the course above when you nail in the new shingle and cover any nails or nail holes with the glove of roofing cement.
It’s not a bad idea to stick the tabs down with a little of this sticky stuff. Roof jacks around plumbing vents can simply ware out overtime but sometimes they get a little help from neighborhood squirrels who like to sharpen they’re teeth on the lead lees. Replacement is the best solution here and that begins with removing the shingles that lap over the vent base so that you could take off the damage vent and replace it with the new one of the same size.
Nail down the upper side of the vent base and replace the shingle above it, if the shingle is damage you’ll have to notch a new one to take it’s place. The valleys were two planes of the roof meat, often catch leaves and debris and when they do the flow of water is slow down that can create a damage effect and force the water back up under the shingles. So it’s important to keep this area clear sometimes this valleys are covered with metals and if they loss they’re coating they’re beginning to rust and a leak wont be far behind.
A scraper or wire brush will remove the rust but you’ll also want to clean the middle so that you can recoat it with a rusted inhibiting pain to protect the metal taken old care to match the shingles that go a long way in making the roof look better from the street.
June 20th, 2009 at 10:01 am
what was the name of the poly product used in repairing concrete (side walks -driveways were cement has chipped out) as shown on your show sometime ago look like it was easy to use just brush it in till it is smooth and than moisten and it sets up perfect and blends well –thank you Ld
September 26th, 2011 at 5:55 am
I really like your video. I watched a similar video where the installer layered to vent jackets over one another. I really like your way better. It look like its done professionally. Thanks again