Removing Old Roof Shingles

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

Removing old roof shingles. Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. Skylight and chimney flashings are often worth saving if they re in good condition. If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar. The shark tip is shaped perfectly for slipping under the nail head.

Some shingle properties for example impact resistance may have only been evaluated on shingles applied directly to the deck. The dasco is also nice for those moments where you need to remove a few damaged shingles without hurting the surrounding ones. Be careful not to damage the flashing. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

If a shingle is torn or cracked glue the broken piece back in place using roofing cement. The goal is to provide a reasonably flat surface for the new shingles to lie over with no gaps greater than 1 2 inch. Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.

Then you just pry up and life the nail head u so you can release the old shingle. Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our link. An underlying old shingle layer may affect those roof performance properties. Removing asphalt shingles is a big job and you might be temped simply to lay the new roof over the old one.

In some cases you can get away with that but if your roof already has two layers of. Construction demolition unit cost for removing 3 tab asphalt roof shingles. Once it s out of the way pull any nails and remove any shingles and underlayment that are underneath. Some shingle manufacturers limited warranty coverage may require the old layer be removed.

One square foot of roofing area. You can get in there and do the surgical removal of a few shingles. Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. It doesn t matter where you start or stop.

Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. If the broken piece is lost cut a new piece to fit the existing shingle. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. We figure one unskilled worker can remove about 100 square feet of asphalt shingles per hour.