Often there are times when it seems to be reliable and made from quality materials - shingles - the roof begins to flow in two places at once. To carry out maintenance, a number of measures must be taken.
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Elimination of a small leak
In the case when you find a leak in the roof, it is best to resort to the help of a specialist, but to solve such a problem on your own is not at all so difficult. The first step is to find the problem area. Usually the water itself shows the way to the holes in the roof, but sometimes it takes more time to spend.
The size of the leak is often small, so the repair will be to replace several tiles. Similar actions are performed when the roof is covered with roofing material. To carry out repairs, you will need to perform the following operations:
- Delete old sheets. This must be done with nails. The latter are best removed so as not to damage the whole bituminous tile. If using a nail clipper, place a small piece of plywood to protect the fulcrum.
- After removing the tiles you need sweep away trash, dust, dirt and all that often settles on the roof. Such work is best done in warm weather.
- When debris is removed, adjacent sheets are lifted, and under them fit the edge of the previous wave. This stage must be performed together with the assistant, since the procedure itself is not very convenient, and the material is quite heavy.
- Lay out the remaining fragments. During the installation process, it is worth orienting yourself by the arrangement of the rows of nails.
If the leak is near the pipe ...
A more complicated situation arises if the leak is near the exhaust or chimney. For work, you will need to purchase a sheet of tin and flexible bitumen material. During the repair process, the metal is firmly fixed to the pipe, and then roll material and bitumen mastic are used, which create protection against moisture.
Often the problem is the skate, whose wood has rotted and has now become a source of leakage.
In this case, you will need to dismantle the damaged boards, then remove the nails from the rafters. Further, the site is cleared of accumulated debris, and traces of decay are removed from the tree. Then a new skate is set on top. It should be noted that it is desirable to protect wood from decay by applying or impregnating with antiseptics.
Obviously, it is not difficult to carry out repairs yourself, but here you need to observe the installation technology of certain elements.
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