Patching Holes On My Roof

Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement.

Patching holes on my roof. Make a temporary leak patch. Add a bead of caulk or roof cement to the top and bottom edge. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle. Use a putty knife to spread the tar into the leaking hole on the inside of your roof.

And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched. Once you ve found the leak you can make a temporary leak patch from some plywood or shingle and some roofing tar. Tiny holes in shingles are sneaky because they can cause rot a leaky roof and other damage for years before you notice the obvious signs of a leak. Temporary patch jobs are only effective until the rain starts.

Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole. Repairing a roof should be a top priority for any homeowner. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything.