Seal Roof Nail Holes And Pop Up Nails

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Seal roof nail holes and pop up nails. There are lots of ways to repair nail holes in asphalt shingles. This is not the correct way to fix the problem. Wear gloves when working with sticky roofing cement. Make sure the roofing cement extends to each side of the nail head covering it completely.

Remember to seal over the nail heads. Use a small trowel or caulk gun to apply 1 2 teaspoon of asphalt cement to the hole under the shingle. Additionally the roof installers could have used nails that were too short. For loose nails that have yet to push through shingles you can lift up the shingle and hammer the rising nails back down.

If you find any nail heads that are sticking up from the roof hammer them down and then coat the head with roofing. Other causes of roof nail pops can be shingles that were not nailed tightly during the roof installation. Place a new nail one inch away from removal spot. Just caulking it will only temporarily fix the issue.

Wipe the glob of roofing cement over the nail head. If nails haven t pushed through pry up the shingle by lifting around its edges first. Press it onto the. When this happens the roof shingles become loose and start to lift.

Apply a glob of roofing cement to the spatula or putty knife. You must take the nail out seal the hole and drive another nail in. Use the hammer to pound on the exposed nail head until it is flush with the shingle. Fold a 4 by 2 inch piece of felt in half making a 2 by 2 inch square.

Unfortunately many people and even some less experienced roofers will simply caulk an exposed nail or nail pop. Cut a four by two inch rectangle of regular 15 pound felt paper and fold it into a two by two inch square. I would suggest to remove the nail and put a urethane sealer which can be found at any home store to seal the hole from underneath. Lift the damaged shingle up and apply a half teaspoon dab of asphalt cement directly over the nail shaft hole.

Most roofers would just lift the tab and put a little squirt of asphalt roofing cement dispensed from a caulk gun on the hole before folding the tab back down. Alternatively or in addition you can drive a new. Remove nail lift shingle and apply a small dab where nail penetrated shingle then push the overlapping shingle down and your done. Press the piece of felt paper into the fresh cement making sure the crease in the paper faces up towards the roof.

Just make sure that you don t damage the shingles lifting them up.