# Gluing some shingles back down **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 10, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985 "2008-07-10T15:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985/1 "2008-07-10T15:44:52Z")
I’ve got a line of shingles on the south side of my roof that are sticking up. The whole edge is lifted a half-inch above the shingle below. I figured it may not be hard to get out there with a 12-foot ladder and put some stick-um under the edges and press them down. I’m trying to avoid having the wind catch the shingle and rip it off. Winds in Colorado can reach 80 and 90 mph sometimes. Is this the right idea? Is there stick-um in a tube, like caulk, for this? (Note: Denver has extremes from winter to summer - it has to take 110 degree, full-sun in the summer and -20 in the winter.) ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985/2 "2008-07-10T16:00:32Z")
How timely. We just had to have a situation like that repaired before we sell our house: it came up at inspection. In our case the underlying plywood was buckled and needed to be nailed down first. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985/3 "2008-07-10T16:19:20Z")
[QUOTE=DanBlather] How timely. We just had to have a situation like that repaired before we sell our house: it came up at inspection. In our case the underlying plywood was buckled and needed to be nailed down first. [/QUOTE] Ugh - now I better get up there and look… This is a [“barn” roof](http://1stop-dog-house-plans.com/images/barn%20roof.jpg), on the near-vertical panel. There’s a second-story interior wall on the other side, no easy visibility from the inside. Was the buckling visible from the outside? ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985/4 "2008-07-10T16:39:59Z")
It’s been awhile since I’ve stood in the caulk section of the hardware store meticulously comparing silicones, but ISTR there being roofing tar available in caulking tubes for about $7 a tube. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gluing-some-shingles-back-down/455985/5 "2008-07-10T17:12:47Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] It’s been awhile since I’ve stood in the caulk section of the hardware store meticulously comparing silicones, but ISTR there being roofing tar available in caulking tubes for about $7 a tube. [/QUOTE] Yeah, Henry (bless them) has a “209 Elastomastic” product in tubes for about $7 a tube. [Data Sheet"](http://www.henry.com/fileadmin/pdf/datasheets/HE209_techdata.pdf). The quick descriptions says: # Seals chimneys, skylights, turbines, roof vents, gutters and A-C units. # Repairs shingles, metals, modified roll roofing, valleys, etc. # Repairs splits, cracks, raised edges, or anywhere else on your roof where there is the possibility of leaks # SEBS rubber modified formula = maximum flexibility and longest life # Only asphalt-based sealant recommended for metal, torch down and SBS rubber roofs # Use with yellow 183 repair fabric for professional results # Apply with roofing trowel, putty knife or caulk gun # Coverage: Approximately 17 linear feet per 11 oz. tube, 12-1/2 square feet per 1 gallon pail (1/8" thick). “Seals” used a lot, “Repair” used, but nothing that says, much, that it’ll glue shingles together. Sounds like it should work. Does anybody have experience with something like this?