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Posted by Lawrence on March 5, 2007, 9:47 am
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> > jonesbf wrote:
> > > A tornado hit the neighborhood my house is in last Thursday. I was one
> > > of the very fortunate who suffered mostly just downed trees. However,
> > > I did have some of my ridge vent come off (3 sections) and a couple of
> > > shingles. I still have the pieces of vent that came off. It's really
> > > hard to find a roofer right now in this town as there were a great
> > > number of damaged roofs that are much worse than mine. Can anyone
> > > instruct me on how I would go about putting this vent back up and
> > > making sure my repair doesn't cause a leak? How to repair/replace
> > > shingles would be a plus as well.
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> > > Thanks,
> > > BFJ
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> > Call your insurance company. If you are covered they will take care of
> > it, if not buy better insurance that will cover you when the big one hits.
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> > If you are comfortable with your coverage and don't mind working on
> > ladders, then follow Lawrence's good advice.
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> > --
> > Joseph Meehan
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> > Dia 's Muire duit
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> Well my insurance certainly would cover it, but is this something that
> should cost more than my $500 deductible? It doesn't sound like it
> would, but of course I don't know anything of roofing.
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> Do I need to use any type of sealant when I put the vent back down
> either underneath it or over the nail heads etc or just nail it back
> down and be done?
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If you hire a roofer he might be able to charge you $500. I don't see
how it could be more than that. Roofing is maybe the most simple part
of the house think about it. When laying out the foundation a
difference of 1/16" might be too much. By the time you get to the
roof they just snap a line and eyeball everything and accuracy is
optional. Point: don't be intimidated by roofing. The ladders and
the footing are another thing entirely. Don't go up there if yu are
uncompfortable with heights.
Both vents and shingles use a system where the next piece covers the
nail heads on the previous piece. You should be able to use the same
system on the repair.
lift up the existing piece with a flat bar and slip the new piece
underneath and nail. Then the old piece drops down over the nails.
It is always a good idea to put a few dabs of sealant underneath any
shingles you have lifted up.
If for some reason you have to have exposed nails then you use roofing
sealant to cover those nails. It is the black stuff called roofing
tar and comes in tubes and cans. It is acceptable to use it to cover
nail heads but best to restore the roof to it's original condition.
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