Lift the damaged shingle up and apply a half teaspoon dab of asphalt cement directly over the nail shaft hole.
Seal roof nail holes and pop up nails.
I would suggest to remove the nail and put a urethane sealer which can be found at any home store to seal the hole from underneath.
Press it onto the.
There are lots of ways to repair nail holes in asphalt shingles.
Remember to seal over the nail heads.
Most roofers would just lift the tab and put a little squirt of asphalt roofing cement dispensed from a caulk gun on the hole before folding the tab back down.
This is not the correct way to fix the problem.
You must take the nail out seal the hole and drive another nail in.
Apply a glob of roofing cement to the spatula or putty knife.
Fold a 4 by 2 inch piece of felt in half making a 2 by 2 inch square.
If you find any nail heads that are sticking up from the roof hammer them down and then coat the head with roofing.
Other causes of roof nail pops can be shingles that were not nailed tightly during the roof installation.
Cut a four by two inch rectangle of regular 15 pound felt paper and fold it into a two by two inch square.
Place a new nail one inch away from removal spot.
When this happens the roof shingles become loose and start to lift.
Just caulking it will only temporarily fix the issue.
Use the hammer to pound on the exposed nail head until it is flush with the shingle.
During climate changes expansion and contraction can cause to the nail to pop up.
If nails haven t pushed through pry up the shingle by lifting around its edges first.
Wear gloves when working with sticky roofing cement.
If repairing cracked or deteriorated caulking pry up exposed nails remove the corroded caulk and secure new flashing with new nails.
Additionally the roof installers could have used nails that were too short.
Just make sure that you don t damage the shingles lifting them up.
For loose nails that have yet to push through shingles you can lift up the shingle and hammer the rising nails back down.
Press the piece of felt paper into the fresh cement making sure the crease in the paper faces up towards the roof.
If possible get the most inexpensive pair that you can find and.
Wipe the glob of roofing cement over the nail head.
Remove nail lift shingle and apply a small dab where nail penetrated shingle then push the overlapping shingle down and your done.
Make sure the roofing cement extends to each side of the nail head covering it completely.
Unfortunately many people and even some less experienced roofers will simply caulk an exposed nail or nail pop.
