How To Take Off Old Roof

The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off.

How to take off old roof.

Pry the shingle from the roof. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. If you couldn t get the trash container close to the house throw the shingles onto a tarp on the ground.

Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. Make the pile on a flat area away from flowers and shrubs. If you ve had old roofing stripped off about 10 000 nails came with it and most landed on your grass mulch and driveway. If you re going to add a roof on top of an old one it s a good idea to remove any loose shingles and apply a new layer of 30 pound roofing felt before laying the new shingles.

As the old roofing material piles up at the roof jacks carry it to the edge of the roof and toss it into the trash container below. It doesn t matter where you start or stop. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. What to do if the old roof is not straight if the existing roof has wavy horizontal lines you can take out the waves by snapping a horizontal line 1 2 inch below the shingle bottoms of one course.

How to remove old flat roofing. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. Leaks form and the materials erode into something that is better. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Contractors have a tool that makes it easy to pick these up a giant magnet on wheels that they pass over the yard to grab the dropped fasteners so they don t cause any flat tires or injuries. Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome. Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels.

Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.