Repair Hole In Roof Sheathing

No more large holes waiting for plywood to be cut and installed.

Repair hole in roof sheathing. Patch the wood with plywood of the same thickness. Seal the leak replace shingles seal the shingles. Lay the sheet metal down onto the roofing cement and cover up the holes. Lay felt paper onto the roof overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage.

To find the edge of a wall stud drill a finder hole near a sheathing nail. If a section of sheathing is rotted or otherwise damaged cut out an area that spans from stud to stud. 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. This is a permanent solution for.

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. Ez plug makes it much safer for workers on the roof. Once you repair the hole in the roof plywood you need to seal up the seams and recover the roof. Most home owners spend between 300 and 1 100 for a roof repair or an average of 650 per repair call.

If there is a small area and few shingles being repaired it will likely be on the low end or as little as 150. Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape. In most cases the ez plug fits in the hole with very little or no cutting. Ez plug can also be used to repair rotten wood or other miscellaneous holes in the roof provided the hole is no greater than 8 x 8 inches.

Depending on how the roofs join you may have to cut a slot to work it in far enough. Caulk the sides of the sheet metal patch and press the shingles down over the sheet metal. Typically a job is to repair leaks.