Missing or damaged shingles represent a problem that must be fixed immediately by an experienced roofing East Lansing contractor, otherwise you risk to compromise the entire structure of your roof by exposing it to water infiltrations.
As soon as you notice this problem, call a roofing contractor. Alternatively, if you are skilled enough and also have the right safety equipment for working at height, you can attempt to do DIY. Replacing shingles is not that difficult, if you know what you are doing.
Basically, there are three simple things to do in the shingle replacement process.
Pry gently to remove the damaged shingle and the nails that keep it in place or the seal-down strips. You will have to lift up the other shingles covering the nails to remove them. If there is no damaged shingle, but only missing ones, you must still go through this process in order to remove the nails.
The next step consists in sliding the new shingles into place and re-nail them. Once the work is done, you should test the roof and see if the new shingles keep the water away.
For replacing a missing shingle, you need a pry bar, a hammer, new shingles, shingle nails and gloves.
