How To Take Off Old Roof

How to remove old flat roofing.

How to take off old roof.

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. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. If you couldn t get the trash container close to the house throw the shingles onto a tarp on the ground.

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. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. 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.

Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Pry the shingle from the roof. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle.

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. It doesn t matter where you start or stop. The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off. If you ve had old roofing stripped off about 10 000 nails came with it and most landed on your grass mulch and driveway.

Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. Make the pile on a flat area away from flowers and shrubs.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Remove all of the shingles on the roof. 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.