Patching A Roof Vent Hole

Fill small nail holes with silicone caulk or roof cement.

Patching a roof vent hole.

The gibraltar building products kwik plug roof patch makes it quick and easy to repair holes in your roof up to 8 in. You ll fix this leaky roof problem with flashing. Use the putty knife or your finger to spread the caulk around to cover the hole. Patch the nail or screw holes by slipping a piece of roof flashing underneath the shingle.

Whether the holes were caused by vent removal storms or animal damage kwik plug efficiently solves the problem. And exposed misplaced roofing repair nails should be pulled and the holes patched. Small holes are simple to fix but the fix isn t to inject caulk in the hole. Made of heavy duty 24 gauge galvanized steel with a reinforced backside that can hold more than 700 lbs.

This patch installs easily with roofing nails and resists cracking and weakening in all temperature extremes. It easily installs in seconds place it nail it done. A hole from tree damage will be oddly shaped and splintered. You might find holes left over from a satellite dish or antenna mounting brackets or just about anything.

The hole where the chimney used to be now needs to be filled in. Smaller nail holes will be permanently fixed by this method standard roofing nails would be either 3 8 inch or 1 2 inch making a hole 3 8. The quarrix smart plug roof patch is the smartest solution for covering holes in the roof fast. Add a bead of caulk or roof cement to the top and bottom edge of the flashing to keep it in place.

Prepare the plywood or sheathing around the hole. Small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed. It is an easy plug solution that makes converting from static vents to ridge ventilation products faster and stronger than other methods. Use a reciprocating saw to cut a square or rectangle shape around the hole and remove all splintered wood.

Cut the plywood in half between the rafters if the hole is big enough. Use a caulking gun to apply caulk to seal any holes that appear in the roof. Secure this piece to the other piece of wood with screws. The kwik plug is made from durable galvanized steel and osb.

Place a piece of wood longer than the opening inside and secure it with screws. This will act as a base for the filler piece.