Repairing Leaking Shingle Roof

We find evidence of a leaking roof by water stains on the ceiling. Upon investigating the roof we see no visible damage but find an obvious soft spot. We show you how we removed the shingles and bad spot in the roof, and then repair the roof with new wood and shingles. This is done on a mobile/manufactured home, however basic concepts are the same for conventionally built homes.

[@samoleo5984]

I’m not specialize on roofing work at all, and had learned a lot from your video. However, I do believe that you forgot to place waterproof tar paper before you place shingles back to that area?!

[@rss608]

I consider the roofing felt as the water proof membrane. the shingles are there to protect the roofing felt from the uv rays and critters from damaging the roofing felt. In extremely windy areas, I over lap the the felt 12" to 18" to prevent water from being blown up under the edge of the felt as well caulk between the layers of roofing felt. Shingles are not a waterproof membrane. Deck repair looked good. shingle placement looked good too. I always match the deck material. The paper under the shingles is the very cheapest roof waterproof membrane known. Properly installed 30 lb roofing felt will keep water from causing this kind of damage for 30 years, but it is very difficult to slip under the paper in a repair. I've removed roofs that the shingles were totally degraded and falling apart but still no leaks because of the roofing felt installed. There were a few brands of shingles that didn't require roofing felt, but the ones on this roof were not of this type. I would inspect the rest of the roof from the inside for more leaks. The crappy piece of wood was a nailer that looks like it had failed when some one stepped on it tearing the paper when the roof was new. This is is what caused the roof to leak.

[@artv4nd3l4y]

Roy likes to play with little boys, drinking the soy, he told lil Jimmy he has a toy. Boy oh boy Roy you are one sick horn dog.

[@rss608]

@@artv4nd3l4y ???????

[@artv4nd3l4y]

@@rss608 You probably think George Floyd deserved the knee he got, you racist he was a man of under glorified dignity and his soul must be cherished.

[@shenanigoon2K]

Absolutely, why not add a membrane to the bare wood? Seems like the bare minimum to ensure not having leaks in the future again. Crazy...

[@Taquita1]

Why you didn’t put paper or The plastic on top of the wood before the shingles?

[@poebeatsupemokidz]

Great video. I have a hole in my roof from a branch from a tree falling and after watching this I know with confidence I can do this repair. You explain everything very well and I appreciate you making the video. Cheers.

[@albertmorales2126]

Hey man!! ... I am NOT even close to being a roofer or professional roofer.... Just an average Joe who owns a home and learns as I go .... I do consider myself a fast learner and very high level worker... and I almost will never higher a professional unless it really becomes necessary... I have a similar problem as this of some sort and I will be honest this was probably 1 of about 3 other videos that really explained and helped me get an idea on how to fix my problem with very simple explanations... sometimes we need simple words instead of all the professional terminology some trades use ... thank you for your VERY helpful video sir i am very happy I came across it..

[@stonebrooktaxbooks7648]

Thank you so much for recording this and explaining the cut out on the truss. Funny comment on the builder. I am needing to repair a smaller section on my back porch - where the roof was flat (they didn't think to slope it) and I was forgetful to not clear out the fall leaves, that I guess rotted through the flat shingles. My only surprise was that you did not install any 'black paper' or even asphalt tape to the wood for a 2nd layer of protection. I purchased the black asphalt crack repair that can also be used for roofs. Thanks so much for recording and uploading. Now you have to fix the interior stain!:( Good Job!

[@blindsniper7460]

nice work... but I would have added paper layment before shingles

[@jeffprostar1909]

blind if you look there's some kind of tan paper ? . people don't understand about a vapor bearer[tar paper] That's why you always use asphalt paper it keep the wood from drying the shingles out to fast. you don't use felt you lose 5 or more years of roof life.

[@ernie7123]

BlindSniper I know right😲💧

[@Astromyxin]

@@jeffprostar1909 Asphalt felt paper isn't a vapor barrier. www.buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-106-understanding-vapor-barriers

[@rs72098]

I wonder if putting a small sheet of tyvex would work.

[@65csx83]

@@jeffprostar1909 Looked like bare OSB patch. patch joints still showing.

[@lizdowns1656]

I used to do roofing and repair. Loved when you said they half assed the job!!

[@johnjaygurcsik9018]

287K people have watched this right now. Assume 1% of them need something similar done, and assume another 1% of them go and DIY instead of hire a roofer. That is about 29 people. And assume their DIY job saves them $500 each, well you just helped save people a whole lot of beer money. Thank you for sharing this.

[@Foreverlovewill]

Thank you for taking the time to make a detailed video

[@CrowHawkins]

Followed this video and my roof still isn’t leaking after fixing it up. Wasn’t as nice as yours, but did the trick. THANKS A TON!

[@SouthCountyRoofing]

I like how you took the time to do a small bit of wood repair. Many licensed roofers skip that step. We see it all the time. I have been a licensed roofing contractor for over 20 years and some of our local contractor could probably learn something from you. If yo want to see how a licensed, bonded, and insured, professional roofing contractor fixes roof leaks then check us out! Thank you for your video and keep up the good work!

[@pcatful]

That's nuts. This was my job for a while years ago. I'd repair the wood, before the roofers, working for a roofing contractor.

[@redwing101060]

Very Instructive. I feel confident to my own repairs now. Thanks

[@artv4nd3l4y]

Nice you're going to completely destroy it

[@MrOlvidado89]

Water damage in my new mobile home roof. This video shows me exactly what I needed to know. Thanks!

[@artv4nd3l4y]

Haha sucks to be you! Living in a mobile home what are you living in poverty? Haha you should move to Africa with all the other poor saps! 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@jjparrish]

You sir, are a helpful chap! You haven given me the confidence to try this myself. Keep up the good work and instruction!

[@LilJimyG]

Thanks for the vid man. I have a big repair from a storm that just blew through and frankly don't have the cash to fix. This will help me DIY.

[@NathanSummers-sh3ru]

Hey man. I appreciate the video. This with help me with my upcoming roof repair. Thanks again.

[@johnq748]

He gives great detailed advice. One of the good guys!

[@JustinCrediblename]

thumbs up for the metal roofing plans.

[@Garciasroofing]

This comment is for the guy in the video , I've been roofing for 22 years , and been a licensed contractor for 15 years , anyway about the bad comments , those bad comments usually come from people that don't understand the minimum specifications of the trade , when I was sitting in a classroom to pass the state test , I learn about the minimum requirement by the roofing industry , NOT by some idiots trying to re invent the wheel . the only thing I would point is , you didn't use felt under the shingles, BUT...that's not a problem , I come across roof that don't have any felt AT ALL over the entire roof and they never have a water leak. So ...if you place the nails where they supposed to be , you don't have to worry . About the plywood sheathing ...it doesn't make any sense to upgrade to CDX , when the entire house is built with OSB. I'm a professional roofers and I come across many CLOWNS that will never be up to my level of knowledge and they still think they can teach the roofer how to roof . It's funny but true. You did wonderful and keep uploading your videos and hope you master the trade some day . I like your video ! Greetings . Eric Garcia.

[@leahanderson2367]

Roofing Solutions By Eric Garcia looked like he did good and I was wondering about the felt......if all you home owners and diy people think your so smart why call a professional, I get the same crap with sheet rock and painting most of all you diy idiots are clueless.........

[@superjeffstanton]

AmateurHomestead Tar Paper.....

[@PeakyBlinder]

laying felt directly onto the sheet of timber will make it sweat, then the boards rot, ventilation is the way forward and you guys in the USA haven't a clue about ventilation .

[@superjeffstanton]

kempouk interesting you say that I just read on the roof on our trailer portion of it and there was tons of water under the felt

[@TheJjp77]

Roofing Solutions By Eric

[@gasfeesofficial3557]

Great work brother! Loved the simplicity of your video.

[@davidazinger5639]

very insturctional; that new piece of osb fit perfectly; that took some finesse !

[@bradparker8774]

Very thorough and careful work. Thanks for a very informative video!

[@sparky42]

nice job , great explaining things and very good camera work . No guessing what you were doing . Thanks !

[@lazmotron]

Great video. Explains the entire process perfectly and in detail. Thanks!

[@mr.gameandteach7197]

Thank you. I have a leak in the center beam of my house I have to fix so this was super helpful!

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Incredible work...Thank you for the Detailed, Informative Video, I needed all the info I could get before fixing my roof.

[@MapleNutDesigns]

I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you for sharing this!! I am a single mom and on a VERY fixed income. I too live in a mobile home that is now 19 years old but last year walked in to the room not used to turn it into a home office and in the exact same location as yours I had a leak. My dad and his friend have been trying to "fix" the problem their way by adding fillers. But it still leaks....but flowers. I keep telling them I want to cut out the bad and replace just it and they look at me like "you're a girl" so thank you for doing and sharing what I knew had to be able to done!! Since I'm on stay-cation this week, I am heading to Lowe's to fix my problem area! THANK YOU BUNCHES

[@jamesmaddox7902]

How did yours turn out?

[@MapleNutDesigns]

@@jamesmaddox7902 worked perfectly! I trouble shot a few other places and the all held up great while I put money back for metal. Got my metal put down in March. Thank you!!

[@elnabjelland-hughes8172]

This video was very helpful because this is the exact same problem that I have on the roof that over my porch and now I know what to do thank you very much for making this video 😊💕💕👍

[@NovelT7]

I've gone through most of these comments and while I agree with everyone about the underlayment I must add that IT'S CODE. Hilarious that "Roofing Solutions by Eric Garcia" says "I come across roof that don't have any felt AT ALL over the entire roof and they never have a water leak" I thought he was in California where Code is actually two layers of underlayment. So to not have any means whoever put that roof down didn't care about the Code. There is a reason that's in the building code. Call your city offices and ask for the International Residential Code and then ask them what changes the city made or added. Unless you live in an area where it never rains I doubt your local code says you don't need an underlayment. I live in El Paso, Texas where the sun shines most of the year. It rains we hardly ever get snow, but an underlayment is still in our local code. However on my roof I took it a step further I did a layer of Tyvek and a layer of 30lb felt. Before that though I used Graco and taped the joints of the sheeting. I covered the eaves with self-sealing membrane then the Tyvek and felt. The retired roofer that lived next door to me said, "that's never going to leak." That was my plan. The person who had installed the prior roof violated code 1) used 3/8 inch plywood over 24O.C. rafters 2) did not use any flashing on any vent, duct for the AC, none on the chimney 3) basically glued a skylight cap down to the roof opening, no curb, no flashing, no protection whatsoever 4) no flashing in the valley no membrane just intersecting shingles sooooo I made sure I would have no problems in the future I used 5/8 plywood, underlayment as stated, proper flashing everywhere, built my own skylight curb, stuck to Code or did it better. Followed the six-nail pattern for high wind on the shingles. Best thing I can say to everyone if you follow the Code and the instructions on the stuff you use whatever project you do will last a lot longer when done right.

[@xrpponomo3625]

Jesus Christ! You might as well built a new house! Lol He did say that this was a temporary fix. He's putting a metal roof on in a year. Just saying.

[@sasquatchycowboy5585]

Thank you so much for this video I have to do this when I get back from my current deployment

[@glennjones1054]

when replacing OSB should always leave a small gap all around for possible expansion

[@aestrada008]

Dealing with a leak that's almost exactly like this guys leak so this is great I found this video to help.

[@leaderdopinion262]

Thank you Scott !!!

[@AllanWhite]

I’m working on a very basic leak near the edge of the roof, and this walkthrough was very helpful. Thank you.

[@jag1870]

Same here.

[@vertfreak09]

Same here

[@KpxUrz5745]

Good clear instruction. But as others point out, it seems a major flaw to not use waterproof felt or roofing paper. Also, unless the neighborhood is very poor, most homeowners would not want to repair a black roof with white shingles.

[@rolandomendoza4244]

I saw that myself just from reading other posts and videos but I assume it's because 1. It was gonna be extra work and 2. Extra money when he was gonna redo the entire roof for metal anyways at least that's what I think. Otherwise good video

[@richardharris492]

Leak vs. No leak, I'll take the latter regardless if color, petty problems, smh

[@NinjaRN4731]

Thank you Scott, the video was helpful.

[@jameshoganson4883]

Exactly what I need to do to my mobile this weekend. Thanks for the info!

[@erycreyes6677]

Very pro vid..helped more than u know...thanks

[@anthonyharper8161]

You said thank you ! No , I say Thank you this is going to save me $$$$$$ .I have all the material just really hot weather need a little cooler temperature woooo . It's really hot on that roof. Thanks again.

[@Obadiah-ip8oe]

That roof needs another protective laminate to protect from rain and snow. Your going to be repairing that again soon.

[@privateplace5871]

I was thinking the same thing no felt under shingles

[@BIGCHIEF305]

Awesome! Can't wait to see the metal roof video!

[@traceyhobbs8331]

Philip Marte he posted it in his channel

[@criscross20]

I know right? I am looking forward to it too!! :)

[@hemanttavathia8383]

Great video very well shot explaining the whole process. Cheers!

[@artv4nd3l4y]

Don't get any ideas it would be some real ass if you tried this, trust me pal you're not that guy!

[@carlosmsndoza1313]

Exelente information gracias,

[@dennisrew1003]

Thanks. Super helpful. Exactly what I need to do with my roof

[@bryaneash6741]

What are the small green things? Thanks for the video. I have a roof repair to do shortly and this helped a lot.

[@traceyhobbs8331]

I like the metal roof u did, I just started mine this week.so far so good.

[@kennydieu2694]

Thanks for sharing .

[@norobbery]

"Drinking that day they made this house." LOL. I've seen that happen more than once. Thanks!

[@Lilmiket1000]

Man I got a 1950s house and it seems like they were drinking thru the whole build! I've been finding shitty craftsmanship everywhere. a lot of the studs aren't even 16 on center. its completely built with 2x3 instead of 2x4 which makes changing anything extremely difficult!

[@777-h6d]

@@Lilmiket1000 same here! Q950s house with a bunch of crappy craftsmanship.

[@rs72098]

Older mobile homes (1985 or older) were definitely poorly made. Newer ones are usually manufactured by machines.

[@raybin6873]

Same goes for cars built on Fridays. LoL!😉 🇺🇸

[@lbwht9258]

That's why eventually roof got leak in this exact spot. Drinkers left nail hole or so and over the years bad problem was made up.

[@virginiaflores3713]

How much does something like that cost?

[@sentaya809]

Thank for sharing 🙏

[@bigtREE-k]

Your video helped me a lot to fix my roof leaking Thanks so much for sharing

[@happydays0220]

👍 Time to fix the roof!

[@RayFromLA1]

easy to follow, thorough, Thanks.

[@kodotrucks478]

Great video thanks for helping 👍

[@mannyflores9261]

Nice video thanks

[@j.g.3406]

Thanks for your time and video

[@timmathias3576]

I’m impressed after seeing the way you swung that hammer

[@carmelom269]

At 11:28, prior to installing the new shingles, why didn’t you replace the barrier fabric ?

[@Top10Archive]

8:37 OUCH! MY EYE!!!

[@panchovilla9965]

VERY--GOOD. THE BEST THING I CAN SAY IS YOU HELPED--ME. SAVE MONEY!!! THANKS!!!!

[@raypowers3145]

Nice job !!!! Thanks for info !!!!

[@mrharlemike28]

Excellent work! Great video! Thank you. New subscriber!

[@joshuafry8789]

Great job! Very helpful.

[@envisionCamusa]

It's now been 4 years after your repair, how did it hold up?

[@semo5515]

U mean 5 years!!

[@PKFBC-APK]

Great video--very helpful, thanks!

[@lebronjameslol3521]

Not that Ive ever done this but after you got it exposed why not cut your replacement piece then trace around that for the piece you removed. But looks good to me.

[@seane6616]

That's smart!

[@stevenlarose7325]

Thank you thank you thank you... I have a friend in Florida ( I live in N.C.) that just moved into a trailer and after "THE BIG STORM" the roof leaked and good... I have 7 years exp. in roofing and trying to explain to her Husband how to do it over the phone the right way was umm Pointless.. Now he can watch this...

[@mvlad7402]

Great example of how to fix the roof.

[@jacobyputman1544]

Good repair man

[@volscaptaind]

Thanks brother. That helped me out a lot!

[@arielvarelavarela7173]

Dios Le Bendiga muchas Gracias

[@mss627]

One word: Nailgun. Nice cut on the replacement piece though. I need to get up on my roof but the pitch is so steep I'm afraid of falling off.

[@albertojuarez8324]

Yo my dude you forgot to re paper the new osb with felt paper before you lay the new shingles pimp ,got ya 😅 did any one not see that what a rooky 😝cool video ey 😅🤙

[@tcgmd-kq2tc]

great work!

[@tensecondbuickgn]

gotta love those 1x1's I'm dealing with this ass ache as we speak. They use 2x6s for wall studs but those Fisher Price lookin 1x1s for roof trusses

[@StoicObserverS]

Great video, thanks!

[@michaelrafales2782]

Thank you!!!

[@proroofrestorationbrisbane936]

Awesome! Just Subscribed and waiting to see your next video. Thanks

[@TheGoldsholl]

Great Job on matching the roof color . YOu are a michael angelo of color matching

[@kensleylewis]

what kind of boots work best for sticking on shingles so that dummies like me do not slip off the roof?

[@ninobruh408]

I would have put waterproof flex seal or tar on the new piece of wood to seal up the edges. Then put a layer of roofing paper and finally install the shingles. Good explanation for what you showed though.

[@kikisuribe2729]

Thank you body for that tip I have a leaky roof too and that helped

[@raczyk]

Hi, thanks for the video. If you put cement fork shingles, is that permanent? Im truing yo fix a shimgle leak. Akso how to remove mould ftom undrt the plywood, from the leak?

[@Chef_Frank]

Great video I have a leak on my back porch I called a guy in for an estimate but it does not look like rocket science I might give It a try

[@HUNZY-qo3cv]

Ball park how much

[@Jacno77]

Hey you did a good job. Osb is just fine. you get these guys calling down your work becuase you didn't roof their way are usually amateurs themselves. They've never really ripped more than 100 roofs and noticed the important patterns. I personally wouldn't have put down paper myself also if i did this job.

[@OscarGarcia-sv2kr]

Good job 👍

[@nguyenvoung6454]

Thanks

[@qusayaldosari773]

Nice job

[@partycrasher8473]

To all commenting about the tar paper The underlayment is just a buffer to keep water out till you shingle it once you put nails in the shingle the paper is no longer waterproof so it really doesn't matter on paper that's just the code now a days I've done re roofs were no paper was used at all and the house didn't leak for 25 to 30 years the only thing I would of done differently would be adding in more support to that tiny piece of osb you replaced

[@drafted0]

Nice job fixing the actual hole, but...... what caused it to happen 😬

[@vik_russ9383]

The plywood was bad, but the plywood is not protecting roof from water, the shingles does, how come you have a water leak? It is because your shingles were licking not a plywood, that's good that you replace plywood, but the plywood it just supporting the shingles... so obviously this leak in your house had a different reasons than rotten plywood...

[@MrJames6674]

I wanted know if it was the shingles that failed ? Thank you for posting.....

[@deanrock4331]

Great. And you'd never know it was a patch job.

[@davidkays7609]

Why was no flet put down over the roof patch?

[@jccorrearoman60]

great video great job

[@jonathonwymer8130]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@rolandperez7687]

Hi Scott I have no experience installing shingles, in your opinion, should I leave to a professional,?

[@jaenative5493]

thank you for you time!

[@BNforever2009]

I'm looking at this video because some shingles fell off my roof last year. I thought it was from my neighbors roof. Now I know it's from my roof. It's a leak now, water going in the living room on the wall, water holding in the ceiling in the entrance hallway next to the living room. I'm wondering how much this would cost to get repaired, to permanently stop the leak. I just dont have the money to get a new roof. It's a typical Chicago bungalow house.

[@lawrenceparker32]

Thanxeversomuch, really helpful