Maintain The Roof And Make Patches

Clean the surrounding area so it is free of dirt and debris.

Maintain the roof and make patches.

Scrape off any loose or flaking roof coating with a putty knife. Cut your new asphalt. Hold solder on the seam and heat with soldering iron so that it melts and runs under the patch. For too many fms roofs are a prime example of out of sight out of mind but maintenance is vitally important if you want to keep the rest of your building in good shape.

Lift up the damaged asphalt shingle then use your hammer to remove the nails attaching it to the roof. Cut a patch out of galvanized metal to a size that overlaps the hole by two to three inches on all sides. Place the patch on the hole and weight it down with a brick. Don t make emergency spending for roof repairs a habit.

Scoop more cement on the new patch then begin spreading it out with a trowel. Apply one or two inch strips of butyl tape around the perimeter of the patch area. Put flux on the roof where the patch will be and on the edges of the patch. Remove the shingle and use your pry bar to lift the shingle above it.

Patching your roof place you ladder securely up against the side of your home and climb up to your roof. Then clean up your material and leave the patch undisturbed so it becomes a strong long lasting part of your roof.