Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • Roof shingle
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Roof shingle
  • Remove the broken shingle by lifting the nails with the claw side of a hammer.
  • Use caution when handling a hammer and nails.

Remove the broken shingle by lifting the nails with the claw side of a hammer.

Use caution when handling a hammer and nails.

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Step 2

  • Remove the single broken shingle, carefully, without ripping out the shingles above.

Remove the single broken shingle, carefully, without ripping out the shingles above.

Step 3

  • Remove the adhesion strip off of the new shingle.

Remove the adhesion strip off of the new shingle.

Step 4

  • Slip the new shingle in place, and line it up where the old shingle previously was.

Slip the new shingle in place, and line it up where the old shingle previously was.

Step 5

  • Secure the shingle with three 7/8" roofing nails.
  • Be careful when hammering in the nails.

Secure the shingle with three 7/8" roofing nails.

Be careful when hammering in the nails.

Step 6

  • Slightly lift the edges of the shingle and apply a thin layer of cement along it.

Slightly lift the edges of the shingle and apply a thin layer of cement along it.

Step 7

  • Press down the edges to lock the shingle in place.

Press down the edges to lock the shingle in place.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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                    Marie Albrecht

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Best Quality - May 14, 2019

Reply

Great post! Roof repair is something you should only really do as a quick patch though. If one of your shingles has fallen off, odds are a lot more of them are going to be falling off soon too. You need to find the Best Quality shingles just to make sure that they stay on as long as your other ones.