Almost no one regards roof repairing and restoration as a part of the regular house maintenance routine.
This however, is wrong.
The roof protects you from the scorching heat and the cold rain and also protects the walls of your house.
Therefore taking care of your roof and repairing it in time is extremely important.
Roof restoration is quite expensive and will cost you more than any other house maintenance efforts.
However, the big question is, what will you do if your roof needs immediate repairing and your purse strings are tight? Well, in that case you need to try and repair the roof yourself.
However, remember that hiring a professional is always the best option.
You need to understand that you should try to repair the roof yourself, only when there are small damaged spots that needs repairing.
To repair the roof you will need some basic tools like a ladder to reach the roof, a pry bar, a hammer, a razor knife and a measuring tape.
Before you attempt to repair any of the damaged spots it is very important to remove all the damage roofing materials and the woods.
This might involve going all the way down the rafters quite a few times to remove the shingles, plywood and tarpaper.
When you remove the plywood, make sure that you do so in whole pieces.
This means that even if the damage has occurred in one part or section of the plywood, you should remove the entire piece of plywood.
Then use penny pins to nail the fresh sheets of plywood to the rafters.
To replace the felt appears you will have to warp the new ones over the old by 4 inches and then secure the nails.
Follow the old row of shingles and then tie them back together.
Make sure that there are no exposed nails.