How to replace a damaged shingle.
Replace blown off roof shingles.
The damaged shingles can be removed and new ones can be put into their place.
Starting at the bottom put a new shingle onto the bottom row overlapping the one below it.
That way you re prepared the next time it happens.
No matter how durable wooden and asphalt shingles can be they can still be blown away.
Where one shingle tab blew off your roof you have a 1 in 3 chance that the missing shingle was sitting directly above an open seam between the shingles below.
Why shingles blow off.
Before this happens to you you should arm yourself with the know hows of fixing them even if you get a roofer to do it.
Use the claw of a hammer to loosen the adhesive under the tabs 2 rows above the damaged shingles and then loosen any exposed nails with the claw.
Do not let moss grow unchecked.
It s not always necessary to replace the entire roof after this type of incident but there are a few things you should know.
Regardless of how the shingles are missing it means that your roof is now exposed to the elements.
This video explains how to repair and replace both three tab shingles and architectural shingles.
Nails go missing you experience strong winds from a severe storm.
Missing or blown off shingles.
How to repair or replace blown off roof shingles.
The easiest way to repair roof shingles that have blown off is to individually replace them or replace a series of them.
Loose shingles are more likely to fly off in the next windstorm.
It goes into detail with specific instructions for removing.
In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.
If you do you may need to replace the entire roof.
When roof shingles are installed they are layered one slightly on top of another one.
That s because this type of roof shingles standard 3 tab asphalt shingles are installed side by side with the next upper row of shingles covering the side seams.
We had a wind storm recently blow off one shingle and damage 3 shingles on our garage.
We had to replace them and all the roofing companies said to do it ourselves because its easy winds of 100km the yard was a mess garbage shingles toy pools.
When a shingle is loose it dries out and after time the bottom edge of the shingle begins to curl.
This offers ample protection to the wood that s under them.
Something falls on the roof and rips off the shingles.