What Does A Roof Jack Look Like

Roof jacks provide a stable surface to work increasing safety and making it easier to apply roofing.

What does a roof jack look like.

It might be something. Quick things that point to roof hail damage. You can usually feel sheathing nails which are driven into rafters through the underlayment attach a jack by driving two 16d nails never roofing nails into a rafter. Dented gutters downspouts.

Cut roof shingles to fit around the roof jack and insert them under the existing shingles. Use a hammer to bend the top edge of the soft lead roof jack down into the vent pipe. Ideally locate a rafter below the sheathing. Look for dents and dings on gutters and downspouts.

Roof lines should be arrow straight. If a hailstorm has struck your area hail stone impacts will often show up. Nail the new shingles down with roofing nails so the nails are covered by the shingle above. Standard 2 by 10 inch lumber with fit into the channel on most roof jacks and should be available at any lumber yard.

Now here are a few things to get you started to see if you may have hail damage on your roof. If it does follow our first installation procedure. A roof jack will not do you any good without planks of lumber to span them. Avoid using short pieces as the risk of a length of lumber tipping upward if you should happen to step onto the end of it is greatly increased.

If it doesn t have a corner and simply looks like the image below follow the second installation procedure. If you can see a dip curve or swag on the peak when standing in the street your roof has a problem.