Rotted Wood Roof Repair

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Rotted wood roof repair.

Use a polyester filler to rebuild rotted or damaged wood. Use a claw hammer to dig out loose rot. Apply pressure as you pull the claw back towards you. Repairs backed by 1 yr warranty.

Rotted wood rafters in a roof are a serious issue. Pull the shingles and underlying felt off the entire board not just the area that s rotted. Commonly what you can see of the rotted wood is only part of the problem it is what you cannot see under the surface of the wood that can be the main issue. Wood rotting from the inside out compromises the structural integrity of the rafter.

Place the claw of the hammer at the base of the rot. Blue cloud exterminators 20 years experience. Claw out rotted wood out with a hammer. During a reroof start at the peak of the roof and remove all shingles prying them up with a pitchfork working your way down the roof.

Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. It takes paint well and won t rot. Pull up the felt paper underneath the shingles.

Once the wood is dry you can apply a wood preservative that contains copper or borate such as woodlife copper. When repair is no longer an option the roof rafters must be replaced.