Many home owners are associated to do this home maintenance work on their own. When repairing the roof by yourself, it is easy and economical. The first thing to do to find out if you can do this repair yourself is to find problems that need repair. If your roof is new, it is often due to improper design or wind damage. You do not have to reach the strength of a hurricane to hurt the wind of your roof. Experiencing a storm, strong winds and wind gases can reach 50 miles or more per hour. This is enough strength to lift a part of the roof board. This wind gust may pull the adhesive off the house or loosen the fasteners.
If the work of repairing the roof is due to inappropriate design, we do not recommend repairing yourself often. If you leave the design problem and just fix the roof, the problem will reoccur. Common problems that can occur with improper design include the following:
• There is no proper tilt on the roof
• The support structure is too wide to support the weight of the roof
• There is not enough consideration for contract and expansion of the deck structure
• There is a possibility that water may accumulate on the roof because the drainage is not enough
Any of these design problems can ultimately result in separation of the roofing material and may cause even greater problems. The work of repairing this roof is best left to experts specializing in repairing the roof.
Roof repair is due to normal weathering of the old roof. In order to keep the roof in good condition, necessary maintenance is necessary. If this maintenance is not done, the roofing material will begin to degrade. This can tolerate dirt and moisture in your house. Roof materials deteriorate more quickly if you live in areas with high levels of air pollution from industrial facilities or areas where rain breeze is frequent. If you live near the sea, roofing materials may deteriorate when exposed to salt.
The process of roof repair is the same no matter what caused the problem. The procedure for repairing the roof is as follows.
• Remove the damaged area of the roof plate and see how much damage is spread under the roof plate
• If only shingles are damaged, you can replace shingles on support or roof felt covering the roof deck.
• If the damage is very serious and the home is damp, you may need to remove the melt and repair the deck structure
If you do not feel comfortable climbing to your roof to do the repair of the roof, please call a professional roof company.
