Removing Old Rubber Roof

A torch and a putty knife one way to remove old sealant is to take a hand held butane torch and heat up your putty knife.

Removing old rubber roof. The heated putty knife should cut through the caulk with ease. Flat roof repair turbo poly seal 144 716 views. Don t worry however rubber roofing is the easiest to remove and doesn t require a professional. Step 1 check the weather.

Then you should be able to seal right over the old one without any problem. If the sealant and the roof are clean you should be able to apply a new one easily. If staples were used you will have to be able to remove them as well. This is for the nitty gritty work in which small bits of tar and gravel have stuck to the roofing membrane.

Tar and gravel roofs have a layer of roofing felt between the tar and the substrate so removing it with a flat bladed shovel or scraper is usually straightforward though often backbreaking. Use a roofing spudder or pry bar when the tear off shovel or cutter do not work. Spray it on a clean rag and then wipe it over the old sealant to remove any remaining caulk left behind by your scraper. This step went pretty quickly.

On the other hand a caked and hard to remove old sealant means that you can just leave it be. Apply the rubber cleaning solvent to the entire roof. All rubber roofing removed from camper. Weston installing a rubber roof over gravel roof.

Allow the solvent to dry for a minimum of 10 minutes. There was an adhesive under the bottom layer of rubber that was still pretty well stuck in many places but with a good bit of force it peeled up cleanly. If your rubber roof was nailed down you will need to have a hammer available to remove nails. Aim your shots with the roofing spudder and be sure to keep the blade away from your feet shins knees thighs and free hand.

Peeling up old rv rubber roof in sections.