Few things can really kill the mood in your home than a leaky roof. It’s so frustrating to have to set up a bucket to catch an incessant drip every time you get any more than the lightest of showers in your area.
Fortunately, patching a roof isn’t the hardest job in the world. It’s one that many homeowners without much DIY experience will be able to take care of on their own.
The most complicated part of patching a roof is probably just knowing what materials you’ll need. To patch a roof, you’ll require a few different materials and tools.
We’ll walk you through that list in this article
A Ladder
The most obvious tool that you’ll need as you patch a roof leak is a ladder. This may seem like an intuitive requirement, but you’d be surprised at how many homeowners try to get by with stacking some chairs and tables on top of each other.
That kind of furniture isn’t rated for such use. A ladder is essential if you want to do the job right.
Sheathing Material
The first kind of material that you’ll need to start the patchwork job on the roof is sheathing material. This is the stuff that goes under the material that you actually see on the roof (e.g. the shingles). It’s the base layer that stops the water from getting into your home. This is probably where that pesky crack or hole is that’s been causing leakage.
Measure and cut sheathing accordingly to cover the entirety of the damage that you’ve found (and then some). The last thing you want is to have to redo this job because you didn’t replace enough of the sheathing material.
Felt Paper
Once you have the sheathing down, you’ll need some felt paper. This is what goes on top of the sheathing and separates it from the shingles. Some types of felt paper have waterproof qualities and help to send the water that collects on your roof down into your gutters.
In short, the felt paper helps to ensure that there is no standing water collected on your roof and that it instead drains as it should.
Shingles
The next material that you’ll need to complete the roof repair is shingling. Depending on what kind of shingle you use, this will probably run you more than a few dollars per square foot. However, if you do the job right, you won’t have to replace this for a while, so it’s worth the expense to get the exact material that was used to build your home so that your roof looks good as new at the end of the job.
Materials to Patch a Roof
With this list of materials to patch a roof on your belt, you’re ready to make a trip to your closest hardware store to pick up everything you need to complete the roof repair on your home.
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