Roof Wood Repair

Soffit and fascia repair 1.

Roof wood repair.

Remove weak spongy wood preserve and protect wood wi. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Roofing professionals should handle any large or complicated jobs. Starting at one corner of the roof wedge a pry bar into the narrow space at the top of the shingle mold the thin wooden strip that sits just below the shingles.

Lay felt paper onto the roof overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Remove the rotted section of fascia. Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape.

Staple it to the roof decking or nail it with plastic capped roofing nails. Begin by removing the shingles down to the wood sheathing and slip a strip of adhesive ice and water barrier available where roofing repair products are sold under the soffit main roof joint. This video shows from start to finish the repair of rotted endbeams on a house using the endrot system. The national average roof repair cost is 891 with most homeowners spending between 354 and 1 441 most common small roof repairs cost between 150 and 400 labor runs around 45 to 75 per hour.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Cracked warped missing or broken shingles need to be replaced. Pull down to remove the old soffit. Force the mold away from the roofing a few inches at a time then lift off the entire piece in one section.

Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. A shingle that has lifted from the roof can simply be renailed down and the nailheads sealed with roofing cement. 885 tropi cool 100 silicone seam and repair roof sealant.