Reskinning House Roof

Slide the split ends of the hammer under and around the nail.

Reskinning house roof.

Avoid roofing your house in below freezing temperatures. Though roofing materials generally have a lifespan of 20 30 years roofs will wear out sooner or later and can cost several thousand dollars to be done professionally. A solid watertight roof is absolutely essential to your home but the asphalt shingles that protect your roof from the elements don t last forever. A couple of cold days won t cause trouble but after weeks and months the adhesive strips on the shingles can attract dust and fail to seal even when the weather does warm up.

This is the trickiest part of estimating the cost to reshingle a roof because you have to factor in the rise. Lever the split end of the hammer up to pull the nail out of the roof. Remove leftover debris from the roof. Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of shingles onto the roof.

Roof repair how tos and tips to keep your home dry. And try to avoid working on sunny days. The shingles won t stick together which makes them prone to wind damage.