This is the transcription of the video (scroll down to watch it) where Tim Carter of AskTheBuilder.com shows how easy it is to replace a damaged asphalt shingle.
"A lot of people wonder if replacing the asphalt shingles is a tough job.
Now let me tell you that the hardest part of the entire job is getting on and off the ladder.
To replace an asphalt shingle, all you need is couple of simple tools.
You need 2 different size pry bar and a hammer.
Now what you´re going to do with those?
You are going to pull out the nails that the roofers put in to hold the shingles in place.
Now here is what you´ve got to know.
There are more than 4 nails that generally penetrate the shingle.
You´ve got the original 4 nails that the roofer used to put the shingle in place, but when he put the shingle above it, four of those nails from that shingle penetrated the top edge of the shingle you´re trying to replace.
You need to use the pry bars to get those nails out.
Here´s what you are going to do.
Go ahead and lift up the tabs of the shingles just above the shingle you are trying to replace.
You immediately see the nails so use the prybars to remove those nails.
Then lift the next row of tabs up and remove those nails temporarily so that you can slide the shingle that´s damaged out of the roof.
Slide your new shingle in place, put in all the nails and you´re done.
See, I told you there was nothing with replacing the asphalt shingles..."
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roofing video
asphalt roofing problems
asphalt shingle
nail
pry bar
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