This is much harder to do in cold weather as the shingles are stiffer and don't want to flex. I just replaced 3 shingles on my 6 month old roof because we had hurricane force winds this past winter in my area that shredded shingles, a result of them not having adequate hot weather to adhere. Since the upper shingles didn't want to flex I used a hefty 3" wide chisel laid flat against the new nails so I could drive them in by hammering on the shank of the chisel. I then used roofing caulk to seal them down as seen in this video.
I recently fixed the shingles on my house and you was right, I don’t recommend doing it on your own specially if you lack the right tools or knowledge on how to do this kind of fix. Understand shingles can be very heavy which makes it more dangerous working with it on a roof. Not all houses have the same height or shape on their roofs, keep that in mind.
Some good info here, including safety lol. For old shingles I found that using a "nail puller" I could get the nails out without having to go underneath and pop them up, for what it's worth...less risk of damaging the shingle below... Thanks!
Wow, exactly what I needed today. We had to fire our contractor and I am still fixing his screwups! Flashing around toilet vent pipe was 1 1/2 inches too big. Grrrr…
i am a competant DIY'er on repairs, went to seal a small leak around a garage vent stack and noticed damage/deteriorated shingles. 3 of em. Came in, found this video, and less than 20 minutes later i have replaced the worst of the 3 and the other two will be done tonight or tomorrow. this was super nice and easy to watch and learn and grow.
The roofing tar that comes in a tube works great. I mounted a weather vane on a storage building. I put tar underneath the foot of the weather vane and screwed it to metal roof. I had to remove the sheet of tin a few years later to replace a board underneath. I removed the screws from the weather vane and that tar had bonded the weather vane to the metal I didn't even try to take the weather vane off of the metal.
Great video. But my problem is just getting on the roof. I have looked into ladders but as I am 375lbs the only ladders that can take that weight are fire department ladders which cost thousands of dollars. Only other idea I can come up with is scaffolding. Which is iteself expensive. Any idea's on a more cost effective solution?
Send your kids up. All three of my kids (2 boys and 1 girl) have climbed up our fence and hopped onto our roof multiple times, and as a kid I went on my parents roof several times too. They won't be particularly excited to do the work so I strongly suggest you pay them cash. It will be way cheaper than hiring any handyman and is a good life skill.
You really want a flush head, JogBird, and screws have to countersink to produce that. All in all they’re a little too bulk because of their head shape.
Great detailed info, as always. One thing that bugs me about these 'partner' videos is we don't get to hear the expert's voice sharing pro tips. I keep waiting for you to cut to them, but you only show them with no sound. If they are experts, I'd love to hear what they'd like to add.
I too would like to hear the partner expert, but audio is surprisingly tricky. It can often take significantly more effort to produce good audio than video. Including an explanation from the partner expert may literally have doubled the production cost.
this as a decent video! not bad! being a master roofer id use a roof snake for architectural shingle and add more caulking on the transitions… all in all not a bad video!
@@TheHonestCarpenter thanks for the answer, yeah I can imagine it being much more expensive :) might be worth it in the long run though, it is pretty much a standard in my part of the world
As someone who has replaced the odd shingle here and there, I hope my story will help someone. TL;DR Your homeowners insurance may cover the cost of a complete roof replacement. After owning my home for nearly 20 years, I knew my roof was due to be replaced. Shingles were getting brittle, granules were clogging the gutters. Over the years, I've replaced the odd shingle here and there, exactly as shown in the video. But in the past few years, shingles were being blown off at a more rapid pace. I did what I could to replace them, but it was hard to keep up and hard to notice newly damaged shingles all the time. I finally decided enough was enough and had several contractors come in to quote a roof replacement. One of the contractors mentioned that insurance might cover the damage. I was completely surprised, since the roof was more or less at the end of its life. I contacted my insurance company, they sent an adjuster out to assess the damage. They determined that since there were multiple areas of damage (I think 4) that they would cover the cost of replacing the roof. I guess they figured that was cheaper than having the roof leak and damage stuff inside the house. YMMV of course, but definitely contact your insurance company before paying to have your roof replaced.
In my area, roofing companies won't even take the time to fix shingles. If it's not a big enough job for them, they won't even show up for an estimate.
4 nails??? Really? Anything less than 6 will void the warranty. I do agree with the dab of pitch, i have some Bird and son shingles on the north side (white) they evidently didnt get hot enough and that strip never melted.
Contractors and carpenters require customers to put a deposit for the job, i.e a fence contractor asking for 70% deposit before he can start the job. A closet builder require 50% deposit. A concrete for patio require 30% deposit. But how is this fair to the customer? If things goes south such as delay on the job because the company have to juggle multiple jobs at the same time and doesn't complete the job at promised time and keep on delaying, in that situation what can the customer do? They already took the huge amount of deposit. It's so frustrating, and hard to find a dependable contractor that doesn't rip you off
If you don't want to be crippled for the rest of your life, HIRE A PRO FOR THIS. DIYers will want to save money, so they won't buy the proper harness this pro is using, not that they'd even know how to properly use one even if they did. Coworker fell off his roof doing this and lost the use of his arm.
I’ve lost track of the number of shingle roofs I’ve replaced or help others replace. My dad taught me as a kid replacing our own roof. If you’re of average hand/eye coordination wear proper footwear, use common sense and move with attention to your footing especially when near the edge this is completely doable. This tendency for today’s adult to hire out everything is just pathetic.
Properly use one? Brother what are you on this youtube video for? And what makes you think you can't youtube things you don't understand lmao. Adult who fixed his own roof so well his neighbors asked and I patched all theirs as well
I'm a woman and will do any repairs I can myself to save money. Heck, yesterday replaced shut off valve on my furnace. Now off to replace a few shingles a storm damaged.
🤗👍😁THANKS ETHAN … very good info …but at this point in my life 🥹…better left to others Good info for all …so they know how and why … even if they can’t do it themselves 😍😍😍
As always, you come up with the best tips I've found on UA-cam. Nice to have a trustworthy guy you can count on for good and honest pointers.
Thank you, Chuck! I appreciate you watching 😄
This was a great video for first time home owners like myself. I can’t wait to see more videos on roofing.
As a new apartment maintenance technician, this video is tremendously helpful. Now I know what I need to do. Much appreciated 🙏
Most information about roofing is over my head, thanks for the information.
This is much harder to do in cold weather as the shingles are stiffer and don't want to flex. I just replaced 3 shingles on my 6 month old roof because we had hurricane force winds this past winter in my area that shredded shingles, a result of them not having adequate hot weather to adhere.
Since the upper shingles didn't want to flex I used a hefty 3" wide chisel laid flat against the new nails so I could drive them in by hammering on the shank of the chisel.
I then used roofing caulk to seal them down as seen in this video.
I love watching your very informative and instructional videos. I enjoy knowing new words sych as "common bond" and "headlap" areas.
i loved the comment about reusing old nail holes. It was a small detail I was stirring over.
Thanks for explaining and teaching Professor/@The Honest Carpenter. very elaborate. i start mt first repair at 50yo tomorrow. lol
I recently fixed the shingles on my house and you was right, I don’t recommend doing it on your own specially if you lack the right tools or knowledge on how to do this kind of fix. Understand shingles can be very heavy which makes it more dangerous working with it on a roof. Not all houses have the same height or shape on their roofs, keep that in mind.
Some good info here, including safety lol. For old shingles I found that using a "nail puller" I could get the nails out without having to go underneath and pop them up, for what it's worth...less risk of damaging the shingle below... Thanks!
Really appreciated the step by step instructions with simple but direct explanation.
fantastic content. Never learned much about roofing (height issues) so that was a fantastic tutorial. Thanks!
This was great! I am looking forward to more roofing tutorials.
Great video! Everything is 100% correct in the procedure
Wow, it is more complicated than I thought. great video. Fortunately my cabin has a steel roof that was just replaced last year. No shingles for me.
Thank you for explaining it so well and in such a simple way
You’re welcome, Puneet! 🙂
As always great tips and straight to the point, much appreciated
Thanks, anyone! 😁
helpful and very good video -- taught me what I needed to know to do a repair after removing old ass satellite dish from my roof :)
You have certainly earned my subscribers, as well as a compliment of praise. Thank you.
Thank you, Titan!
Honestly one of the best videos describing the process. I appreciate you sharing this helpful info as a learning contractor doing various work
Thank you, audlife! I’m really glad it’s helpful 🙂
Wow, exactly what I needed today. We had to fire our contractor and I am still fixing his screwups! Flashing around toilet vent pipe was 1 1/2 inches too big. Grrrr…
Please have a video on best way to anchor a safety harness into the roof with rope- how Kyle is in the video. Thanks!
Really great breakdown including fine details. Thank you!
Great video. Thanks to your friend Baker!
Do you have to fill the old nail holes with caulk?
A great step by step guide. Thank you!
Great info...we've just had a tornado come through and lifted our shingles ... roofing company coming soon.. timely info.
Blessings 🌞
Thanks Grams! I hope it goes well! 🙂
Looking forward to more roofing videos.
Nice, very informative and well explained, my repair will be easy if i have to 👍
i am a competant DIY'er on repairs, went to seal a small leak around a garage vent stack and noticed damage/deteriorated shingles. 3 of em.
Came in, found this video, and less than 20 minutes later i have replaced the worst of the 3 and the other two will be done tonight or tomorrow. this was super nice and easy to watch and learn and grow.
That’s great to hear!
Very informative! Thanks!
The roofing tar that comes in a tube works great. I mounted a weather vane on a storage building. I put tar underneath the foot of the weather vane and screwed it to metal roof. I had to remove the sheet of tin a few years later to replace a board underneath. I removed the screws from the weather vane and that tar had bonded the weather vane to the metal I didn't even try to take the weather vane off of the metal.
What kind did you use? :)
I think the brand name was Henry and it was called black plastic roofing cement. It is like roofing tar in a tube.
@@RogerPack I might have also used Henry rubberized extreme wet patch repair. I know for sure the brand name was Henry. I just saw it on Amazon.
Excellent video
Good information, thank you Ethan.
Awesome content! Thank you!
Thanks, WanJae!
Seems to know his stuff one other thing do it on a warm day too cold they will break to warm they will scar and tear very easily
Great video. Thank you
Thank you
nicely explained
Great video. But my problem is just getting on the roof. I have looked into ladders but as I am 375lbs the only ladders that can take that weight are fire department ladders which cost thousands of dollars. Only other idea I can come up with is scaffolding. Which is iteself expensive. Any idea's on a more cost effective solution?
Send your kids up. All three of my kids (2 boys and 1 girl) have climbed up our fence and hopped onto our roof multiple times, and as a kid I went on my parents roof several times too. They won't be particularly excited to do the work so I strongly suggest you pay them cash. It will be way cheaper than hiring any handyman and is a good life skill.
wouldnt screws prevent nail pop and also hold the shingle better in winds?
You really want a flush head, JogBird, and screws have to countersink to produce that. All in all they’re a little too bulk because of their head shape.
Thank you.
Great video
Super helpful!
THANKS! Going to get my shingles now.
How much should this cost to hire someone to do?
How did Kyle rig his safety lines?
Anchored in to the ridge beam, which was open for a chimney flashing repair.
Great detailed info, as always. One thing that bugs me about these 'partner' videos is we don't get to hear the expert's voice sharing pro tips. I keep waiting for you to cut to them, but you only show them with no sound. If they are experts, I'd love to hear what they'd like to add.
I too would like to hear the partner expert, but audio is surprisingly tricky. It can often take significantly more effort to produce good audio than video. Including an explanation from the partner expert may literally have doubled the production cost.
this as a decent video! not bad! being a master roofer id use a roof snake for architectural shingle and add more caulking on the transitions… all in all not a bad video!
Thank you, LUSO!
The Roof Snake bar is great tool, especially for re-nailing the new shingle in.
Just out of curiosity how could I get in touch with you.
A question. Why do people even use a solution that lasts so short? There are roofing tiles that will last practically forever out there
Not all roofs can support tile, riba. And it’s crazy expensive 😵.
@@TheHonestCarpenter thanks for the answer, yeah I can imagine it being much more expensive :) might be worth it in the long run though, it is pretty much a standard in my part of the world
Tile cracks. gets damaged in hurricanes and by hail so you’re still repairing it.
As someone who has replaced the odd shingle here and there, I hope my story will help someone.
TL;DR Your homeowners insurance may cover the cost of a complete roof replacement.
After owning my home for nearly 20 years, I knew my roof was due to be replaced. Shingles were getting brittle, granules were clogging the gutters. Over the years, I've replaced the odd shingle here and there, exactly as shown in the video. But in the past few years, shingles were being blown off at a more rapid pace. I did what I could to replace them, but it was hard to keep up and hard to notice newly damaged shingles all the time. I finally decided enough was enough and had several contractors come in to quote a roof replacement. One of the contractors mentioned that insurance might cover the damage. I was completely surprised, since the roof was more or less at the end of its life. I contacted my insurance company, they sent an adjuster out to assess the damage. They determined that since there were multiple areas of damage (I think 4) that they would cover the cost of replacing the roof. I guess they figured that was cheaper than having the roof leak and damage stuff inside the house. YMMV of course, but definitely contact your insurance company before paying to have your roof replaced.
Thank you I like the video.
Thanks Linda! This is a very useful one. 🙂
In my area, roofing companies won't even take the time to fix shingles. If it's not a big enough job for them, they won't even show up for an estimate.
It would have been nice to hear what the roofer was saying!
REPLACING SHINGLE ROOF step by step - DIY - When you have time - how to remove old and put new
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Thank you, Kwesi! 😄
I absolutely cannot find those nails. Big boxes only have smooth
Yeah, definitely coming from a specialty supplier
4 nails??? Really? Anything less than 6 will void the warranty. I do agree with the dab of pitch, i have some Bird and son shingles on the north side (white) they evidently didnt get hot enough and that strip never melted.
8 nails minimum per shingle, hvac. More for various applications
Contractors and carpenters require customers to put a deposit for the job, i.e a fence contractor asking for 70% deposit before he can start the job. A closet builder require 50% deposit. A concrete for patio require 30% deposit. But how is this fair to the customer? If things goes south such as delay on the job because the company have to juggle multiple jobs at the same time and doesn't complete the job at promised time and keep on delaying, in that situation what can the customer do? They already took the huge amount of deposit. It's so frustrating, and hard to find a dependable contractor that doesn't rip you off
That's my dad
He’s a dang good roofer! 😄👍
For what it's worth Replacing Shingles on a Flat Roof is a little easier than a Pitch Roof.
Much easier on a low pitch roof, W!
Fair repair... not a great one.. been on the roof since 1982.
What would have made it great?
If you don't want to be crippled for the rest of your life, HIRE A PRO FOR THIS. DIYers will want to save money, so they won't buy the proper harness this pro is using, not that they'd even know how to properly use one even if they did. Coworker fell off his roof doing this and lost the use of his arm.
Way to go tell somebody not even a try themselves don’t even try it Just be helpless
I’ve lost track of the number of shingle roofs I’ve replaced or help others replace. My dad taught me as a kid replacing our own roof. If you’re of average hand/eye coordination wear proper footwear, use common sense and move with attention to your footing especially when near the edge this is completely doable. This tendency for today’s adult to hire out everything is just pathetic.
I thought you were talking too people who wanted to be roofers lol
Properly use one? Brother what are you on this youtube video for? And what makes you think you can't youtube things you don't understand lmao. Adult who fixed his own roof so well his neighbors asked and I patched all theirs as well
I'm a woman and will do any repairs I can myself to save money. Heck, yesterday replaced shut off valve on my furnace. Now off to replace a few shingles a storm damaged.
You talk to much
Thanks! Helpful video!❤
Glad to hear! 😄
What about when they won't seperate easy
🤗👍😁THANKS ETHAN … very good info …but at this point in my life 🥹…better left to others
Good info for all …so they know how and why … even if they can’t do it themselves 😍😍😍
0:45 nah we hire the guy who lives in the woods and doesnt pay taxes