DIY – Fixing Your Roof
Filed Under: Do It Yourself on December 15, 2009
Winter is a crappy time of year to have to get up on the roof of your house and fix it, but if you gotta, you gotta. This time of year is when you’re most likely to find leaks as the early snows and ice hit and then melt before the real freeze sets in for the winter. So if you have a leak, you can get it fixed. Keep this bookmarked, it might come in handy in the spring too.
The roof on our home was reshingled with Class 4 high wind/hail shingles to withstand the elements and give the roof a 20 year warranty. So leaks aren’t likely. There was a leak, though, which wasn’t the shingle’s fault. An addition to build a carport/car cover had a piece of its metal top blow off due to not being properly secured by the amateur builder. It’s not the first thing I’ve had to fix on that addition. I’ve added 2x4s to strengthen the long wall which had no lateral supports to stop it from swaying. Anyway, the fix it part was easy – I just got a piece of metal about the right size, bent it into shape to fit, screwed it in place with weatherproofed screws, and painted it. Still, it was a pain.
More commonly, though, you will likely need to replace a broken or torn asphalt shingle on your roof. It’s much easier than you think. This short 1-1/2 minute video explains it all:
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