Replacing missing tabs on roof 3 tab shingles..

[honda1998civic]

Ok I've looked this up in YouTube and is it best to replace the shingles during a sunny day so it's easier to separate the shingle from the adhesive? I realize where the tab is missing obviously didn't have enough tar adhesive or it would not have blown off. But being that's it's winter time and insurance wanted me to replace the missing shingles prior to coverage am I looking at a more complicated task doing it now versus a hot sunny day?

And for a missing tab the entire shingle has to be replaced? Or can I just cut out one tab from the shingle and replace?

 

[Evilunclegrimace]

It will be easier to replace the entire shingle. Trying to cut one tab from an installed shingle is not worth the effort.

 

[honda1998civic]

Ok. Cool. Was just a thought. And what about doing the work with the help of Mother Nature on a hot day? Or doesn't make a difference?

 

[justanengineer]

Dark colored shingles soak up a ton of heat without much help from nature. Not sure what part of the world youre in, but our weather here in Indiana has been pretty good for roofing lately, most roofers do it when air temps are ~50-70F.

 

[captain14]

The sun will heat up the shingle making it more pliable. If it's cold the shingle will be brittle and break in the wrong place. Then you will say.....


Let us know how the repair went. Stay safe in the roof.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Roofing crews work year around these days, even in the snowy north. I would imagine temps in South Texas are pretty mild, even in winter, so you shouldn't have issues.

 

[Falcon67]

I have one missing right now - you replace the whole shingle. My roof is 15 years old, so I just work carefully so as not to damage anything else. Pretty easy to do. Late afternoon is a good time as the roof still has some heat making it easier to lift the surrounding shingles so you can pop out the nails on the broken one.

 

[CNGsaves]

^ ^ This. Replace the whole shingle(s) after carefully removing nails with prybar.

Be sure to put tar in any holes and use tar on underside of shingles to stick them down. In winter, roof may not get hot enough to stick them down.

 

[Casey69]

^ ^ This. Replace the whole shingle(s) after carefully removing nails with prybar.

Be sure to put tar in any holes and use tar on underside of shingles to stick them down. In winter, roof may not get hot enough to stick them down.

^this.

in some respects, it might be better since it's cool out; it's easy to damage shingles on hot/sunny days. you'll want to get a heavy-duty/thick putty knife & gently separate the damaged shingle from the layer above & below it. then take a prybar to remove the nails & pull up the bad shingle & slide a new one in. it's tough to nail that new shingle in, as you don't want to damage the shingles around it , but do the best you can & goop some roofing cement to help hold it down.

 

[Kevin54]

It's easier to separate shingles on a cool day due to the tar strip being ore solidified instead of melted together. Slide a putty knife underneath to separate the shingles. You can use a flat bar/prybar to cut the nail heads. One thing you don't want to do is fold the tabs back and snap them off also. You can raise them a little though. And to replace one, you may have to loosen a few to get the one out depending on whether the shingles are nailed properly or not. If the shingles ARE nailed properly, you will have 8 nails going through one shingle.

 

[George in Rancho Cordova]

A Roof Snake is supposed to make this easier by allowing nailing under the undamaged shingle.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005A1K9/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[honda1998civic]

Update in shingle replacement. Son of a *****. The shingles were not too bad but the one right before the the peak was a ***** because it had so many nails. The positioning on the roof was ackward also and one time I just knew I was sliding to the bottom. But I was tied off from a window upstairs so I probably would just be hanging their rather than hit the ground. Not sure that that is a good thing yet. But I do have my knife on me to cut me loose so I don't just die there. I'm going to put tar below the shingles I have lifted because they don't seem to have much more life left. But insurance asked that I replace missing ones so I'm just doing that. Tomorrow I'll jut have a longer rope so I can tie off across the other side of roof. Finished all my priority jobs so hit up this job for a bit.

 

[honda1998civic]

Nice. I definitely could of used a roof snake. I I can do a one day delivery I'm going to get it. Thanks buddy

 

[slip knot]

Time to start budgeting for a new roof. replacing individual shingle is ok if they were damaged by an event like a tree limb fell on them but if they are just coming off it may be time for a new roof. 3tabs are about the cheapest and shortest lifed roof there is.

 

[owenst7]

I was the third generation of a roofing company in Alaska. You always remove shingles when they are cold so that the mastic will separate without delaminating the shingle. If they break because they are brittle, they needed to be replaced anyway.

There's no way to replace a tab and still be watertight. The whole shingle needs to be replaced. All you need is a flat bar and some hand nails. You may have to remove adjacent shingles to do it correctly, which shouldn't be an issue because you have to buy them by the bundle anyway.

 

[Catadj78]

A 15 yr old 3 tab shingle likely has some sort of hail damage on it in Texas. Call a roofer for an inspection, may be able to make a claim on your prior carrier depending on length of time that has passed to get a new roof.

 

[bczygan]

South Texas?

Should still be warm enough.

Replace entire shingle.

https://www.google.com/search?q=replacing+a+3+tab+shingle&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Bill

 

[honda1998civic]

Got it fellas. Already started replacing entire shingle. Just kind of steep on roof so leaving a lot of claw marks when gravity starts to win. But I'm going to tie off better so I'm not fighting to stay on roof so much

 

[owenst7]

Got it fellas. Already started replacing entire shingle. Just kind of steep on roof so leaving a lot of claw marks when gravity starts to win. But I'm going to tie off better so I'm not fighting to stay on roof so much

You should be fine on up to a 9/12 or so if you are wearing proper kneepads. You can get toe boards and a 2x to stand on if it is steeper than that.

These are the kneepads that all the shinglers I've ever known have worn for the last 30+ years.
Http://www.ajctools.com/HeavyDuty-Molded-Natural-Rubber-Knee-Pads-Prodview.html

You need something soft enough that the granules will dig in to the pad for traction. We considered them to be necessary safety equipment unless the roof was low pitch. You learn to keep all your weight on the pad to keep from sliding. These are similar foam to the midsole on a pair of sneakers. You should be able to get them at any real construction material supplier that sells roofing material.

 

[JunkYardDawg]

Got it fellas. Already started replacing entire shingle. Just kind of steep on roof so leaving a lot of claw marks when gravity starts to win. But I'm going to tie off better so I'm not fighting to stay on roof so much

Scaffolding.

A few years ago, Wife and I redid our entire roof. Stripped it down to the sheathing, put another 1/2" of sheathing, Grace underlayment, new mouldings, roof vents, and drip rails all around, and we installed IKO Cambridge shingles. Pretty good stuff for asphalt shingles. The point I want to make here is, that I will never again work on a roof or the side of a house with scaffolding. Its worth it to rent, or buy used through CL.

 

[Richard Cranium]

How do you use scaffolding to work on a roof? I can see using it on the sides of the house.