Fix Roof Hole

Small holes or corroded spots in flashing can be easily repaired.

Fix roof hole.

Use a small trowel or caulk gun to apply 1 2 teaspoon of asphalt cement to the hole under the shingle. First roughen the area around the hole with a wire brush or sandpaper and then clean it. I then covered the hole w. Insert a nail in the hole where water is leaking through the roof.

Install a 2 by 4 brace under a small hole that extends three times the width of the opening. Patch the wood with plywood of the same thickness. Step 2 place a bucket underneath the nail to catch the water as it runs down the nail. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle.

Then use ice melt product per manufacturer s instructions. All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot. Hold it against the inside of the plywood by pulling up through the hole while driving deck screws through the roof and into the brace. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything.

Press it onto the. Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement. Once you ve found the leak you can make a temporary leak patch from some plywood or shingle and some roofing tar. The nail will provide a path for the water.

Small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed. Place the shingle or plywood onto the tar and spread more of the tar around the edges of your patch. And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched. Tiny holes in shingles are sneaky because they can cause rot a leaky roof and other damage for years before you notice the obvious signs of a leak.

Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8. Consider investing in a roof heat cable to prevent future issues. Use a putty knife to spread the tar into the leaking hole on the inside of your roof. I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole.

Use a roof rake to fix it and remove the first four feet of snow from the roof edge.