Repair Hole In Roof Sheathing

How to fix a hole in the roof step 1.

Repair hole in roof sheathing.

I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole. Most home owners spend between 300 and 1 100 for a roof repair or an average of 650 per repair call. Cut a piece of 1 2 inch plywood that will cover the area. All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot.

Ez plug is fast and strong. Home owner wants a new roof and wants all vents removed holes filled and ridge vent installed at peaks. To find the edge of a wall stud drill a finder hole near a sheathing nail. Because driving nails up into the sheathing material will make things worse glue a piece of 1 inch rigid styrofoam to your piece of plywood.

Find stud edge if a section of sheathing is rotted or otherwise damaged cut out an area that spans from stud to stud. Nail it down by hand or nail gun. Take up the shingles over the hole. Somewhat like lader framming that we see on overhangs.

If you find any nail heads that are sticking up from the roof hammer them down and then coat the head with roofing. If there is a small area and few shingles being repaired it will likely be on the low end or as little as 150. In this video i show how to replace rotten plywood on your roof without breaking your back. I am using a 7 16 osb sheathing that i got from lowe s.

It may take a couple of holes to find the edge. If possible get the most inexpensive pair that you can find and. When it is a small hole like a vent one slides a piece of furring through the hole and screws it through the sheathing on both sides and then a plug is set in and screwed to the furring underneath. Wear gloves when working with sticky roofing cement.

Slip a pry bar under the shingles above the affected area to pull out the. Seal the leak replace shingles seal the shingles. Wear safety goggles and rubber sole work shoes. A new piece of sheathing is then nailed on all four sides and well supported.

A total of 8 nails into the flanges as seen in this picture. Center ez plug in hole. A rectangular piece of sheathing is cut out slightly bigger than the hole to be patched and solid blocking is added at right angles to the rafters and nailed. Typically a job is to repair leaks.