How To Take Off Old Roof

If you ve had old roofing stripped off about 10 000 nails came with it and most landed on your grass mulch and driveway.

How to take off old roof.

Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. How to remove old flat roofing. If you couldn t get the trash container close to the house throw the shingles onto a tarp on the ground.

Make the pile on a flat area away from flowers and shrubs. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps.

Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels. Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. It doesn t matter where you start or stop.

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. Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. Pry the shingle from the roof. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line.

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. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. 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.

Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Leaks form and the materials erode into something that is better. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.