How To Take Off Old Roof

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps.

How to take off old roof.

The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off. 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. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. 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.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. It doesn t matter where you start or stop. 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.

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. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels.

Pry the shingle from the roof. Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. If you couldn t get the trash container close to the house throw the shingles onto a tarp on the ground. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor.

Make the pile on a flat area away from flowers and shrubs. Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome. 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. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle.

Remove all of the shingles on the roof. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment.