How To Fix Lifting Roof Shingles

Roofs installed just before the cold months might take until the next summer to lay completely flat.

How to fix lifting roof shingles.

You have to lift them up. Gently lift the shingles again. Seal the shingles with roofing cement. And you do that in four or five places and then that s going to nail down that piece of roof.

To lift them up you have to use the flat bar to kind of break the seal. Cut the tip of the roof sealant tube at a 45 degree angle with a utility knife and load it into the caulking gun. Press tabs down into the cement firmly and secure the shingle into place. Glue works best when the temperature is above 50 degrees f.

Lift the lower edge of the shingle above the damaged shingle enough to access the roofing nails that secure the damaged shingle in place. Lift each tab slightly on the shingles as you install them and apply a 1 2 5 cm diameter spot of shingle cement under each tab. Dab beads of roofing cement purchased from a home improvement store onto each shingle. You ll see the first row of nails beneath.

But you basically have to place the nails underneath the shingles to do that. Wind can also cause roof shingles to lift up. Begin removing the first row of nails by sliding the pry bar under the shingle immediately above the damaged one and gently lifting it to free it from the sealer strip. Reseal under edges of all three shingles.

A caulking gun roof sealant and a utility knife. Slip the pry bar under the damaged shingle and pry upward. Pull out the roofing nails using a flat nail bar.