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The first thing you have to do to stop a roof from leaking is find the leak. This duty is not always the easiest thing to do. Some leaks are easy to find while others may be far away from the stain on your ceiling. Roof leak repair is not as easy as some people may think. There are many ways that a roof leak can be caused. Not enough of maintenance one cause. If you think you have a leak in your roof, check it out and then trace the source back as soon as possible. This will cause you least amount of time and money. Some roof leaks are caused because of missing or damaged shingles. Shingles are very easy to replace. Some of the tools you will need are a pry bar, scrapper, new shingle, utility knife, roofing nails, hammer, roof cement, and a trowel. First carefully remove the nails with the pry bar. Then slide out the old shingle, scrap off any leftover cement. Slide the new shingle in and line it up with all the other remaining shingles. Use a roofing nail in each corner and cover with roofing cement. On a flat roof, leaks sometimes occur in the low areas or when the felt has been ruined. Roof leak repair can be done on the felt of a flat roof. You will need a utility knife, clean rags, asphalt roof cement, nails and a hammer. Look for a blister in the felt. Make a small cut in the blister, but not down to the good felt underneath. If there is any water in the blister press it out nicely and use a towel to dry the area. Use a big amount of roofing cement and firmly press down both sides of the felt. Close the blister for good with a row of nails along each side of the cut. Then use the roofing cement over the entire area.