Measure the length of framing wood needed with a measuring tape.
How to repair a rotting roof.
Each shingle is typically secured by eight nails.
You ll be working on a ladder and perhaps even on.
Remove the rotted wood with a chisel and pry bar.
Roof repairs typically involve replacing damaged shingles and rusted flashing but the overhang of a roof is often the first area to succumb to rot peeling paint and other weather related problems.
The good news is unlike most roof repairs you can fix an eave or gable overhang rake without climbing onto the roof.
Pry up shingles around the damaged area.
Pull away the rotten.
Remove the gutters and roof flashing if needed.
Remove the rotten wood.
Locate nails that hold shingles in place by lifting up on the end shingle above the one you plan to remove.
Remove the shingles over the area of the rotted roof decking identified previously.
In order to give yourself clear access to the eaves you may first.
If you re only replacing the portion of the roof with damage you need to find out the.
Pull the shingles and underlying felt off the entire board not just the area that s rotted.
For an epoxy repair to be effective the freshly exposed wood has to be sound and dry less than 18 percent moisture content.
If the entire rafter was rotten use the.
Pry off the shingle mold.
Make two lines on the side of the replacement rafter end and the end of the rafter 1 inch from the top and bottom edges.
Hold the replacement against the end of the remaining rafter.
How to replace rotted wood rafters.
You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d.
It was very easy.
After clawing out the loose stuff with a hammer stahl removes all the rot softened wood with a die grinder and core box router bit.
How to fix rotten wood on a roof locate dry rot roof damage.
Remove rot softened wood photo by brian wilder.
Take safety precautions at every step in the process.
At this point i spread fill it epoxy filler from the rot doctor into the entire exposed cavity and then glued in the plywood piece.
Removing the damaged materials 1.
Finally i applied more fill it to the area paying special attention to the small gaps between the puzzle piece and the roof.
Once the fill it cured i sanded it down smooth.
Change a rotten or damaged fascia board.
Discard the wood in a garbage bin as you work to.
The rotten wood will come away easily.
Starting at one corner of the roof wedge a pry bar into the narrow space at the top of the.
