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Repair a split shingle by closing the gap between the two pieces, nailing them to the roof deck, and sealing the crack and nail heads with roofing cement. Shingles that have lifted from the roof can simply be nailed down; seal the nails with roofing cement.
To replace a damaged shingle, pull out as much of it as you can, splitting it along the grain of the wood if need be. Pry up the shingle above the damage to reach the nails holding it down; cut these nails off to the roof deck. You’ll need a tool called a shingle ripper (or a hacksaw blade) to do this. Take care to not damage the roofing material beneath the shingles.
Insert the new shingle and allow it to stick out about a quarter of an inch below the other shingles. Because shingles and shakes come in random widths, you’ll probably need to trim the shingle to fit the space. Leave a quarter of an inch on either side of the shingle so that the wood can expand with moisture changes.
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Exactly rectangular in shape, Wyoming is traversed by the Rocky Mts., which angle south across the state from the northwest. East of the mountains is the rolling country of the Great Plains, a mile-high region covered with grasses and sagebrush and interrupted by the upward thrust of mountain ranges. In the center of the state is a stretch of unbroken high plain, across which the wagon trains rolled westward over the Oregon Trail. In the extreme northeast the low, wooded Black Hills give way to eroded badlands extending west to the banks of the Powder River, which wanders through some of the most famous cattle country in the United States. West beyond the Powder is tallgrass country that was the hunting ground of the Crow until the migrating Sioux pushed the Crow westward into the mountains. The Sioux fell in turn before the relentless advance of settlers, and today farms and ranches occupy this fertile and beautiful plains area.
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