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Posted by on August 17, 2006, 9:13 am
Is the flashing nailed down and then the shingle cemented over it?
bamboo@localnet.com wrote:
> Sometimes face nailing is unavoidable in a repair but it is less than
> optimum as you have discovered.
> You will probably need to remove those shingles and perhaps more
> running along side the dormers. and apply flashing correctly and then
> replace the shingles without face nailing any of them. In order to
> flash correctly a few courses of siding may need to be removed and
> replaced so the flashing can go under it. If the leaks have damaged the
> roof sheathing some of that may need replacement as well.
> Depending on the height, the roof pitch, type of siding, and the extent
> of damage it could run 2 men about 2 days labor to get things right.
>
> gf@naturalproperties.com wrote:
> > year ago we had leak in flashing near dormer and handy man supposedly
> > fixed it and redid flashing in front of another dormer. Now both leak
> > and when I checked I see about 8 nails in the shingles in front of each
> > dormer. they had sealant on top of them but most is gone now. The
> > questions should any nails be exposed there. Should the first shingle
> > snot be cemented down when you restart the shingles below the dormer
> > and windows? We have roofer coming today but want to know what to
> > expect.
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