How To Fix Roof Overhang

Remove the gutters and roof flashing if needed.

How to fix roof overhang.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. Soffit and fascia repair 1. In order to give yourself clear access to the eaves you may first need to detach the drainage structures covering them. Remove the rotted section of fascia.

Pull down to remove the old soffit. The edge of the shingles should hang over the edge of the roof between an inch and an inch and a half or between a half inch and three quarters of an inch if drip edge flashing is installed and in most cases it should be. You need to get up to the area that you are going to extend. Follow safe working procedure falling.

Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Do the same for flashing where it overlaps the edges of the overhang. If you are. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later.

Knowledgeable roofers will install shingles at just the right overhang for your roof type. Strip off the first 3 layers or more of shingles going up the roof the length of the work area.