Repair Hole In Roof Sheathing

Seal the leak replace shingles seal the shingles.

Repair hole in roof sheathing.

In this video i show how to replace rotten plywood on your roof without breaking your back. If possible get the most inexpensive pair that you can find and. 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. Measure the damaged area between your roof rafters or trusses.

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. 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. Nail it down by hand or nail gun. I then covered the hole w.

I am using a 7 16 osb sheathing that i got from lowe s. If there is a small area and few shingles being repaired it will likely be on the low end or as little as 150. It may take a couple of holes to find the edge. A total of 8 nails into the flanges as seen in this picture.

Find stud edge if a section of sheathing is rotted or otherwise damaged cut out an area that spans from stud to stud. A new piece of sheathing is then nailed on all four sides and well supported. Somewhat like lader framming that we see on overhangs. I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole.

To find the edge of a wall stud drill a finder hole near a sheathing nail. 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. How to fix a hole in the roof step 1.

Slip a pry bar under the shingles above the affected area to pull out the. Center ez plug in hole. All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot. Home owner wants a new roof and wants all vents removed holes filled and ridge vent installed at peaks.

Typically a job is to repair leaks. Wear gloves when working with sticky roofing cement. Take up the shingles over the hole. Ez plug is fast and strong.