Removing Old Roof

The heated putty knife should cut through the caulk with ease.

Removing 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. Pull a pickup truck or move a dumpster to a convenient area just beside the house. Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof. A warm dry day is best for tearing off a tar and gravel.

The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork. Cover foliage near the house with reinforced plastic tarps to catch debris for easy cleanup. Give each crew member a roofing tear off shovel. If you re able to position it directly under one of the lower.

Your tear off shovel is your best friend when it comes. If staples were used you will have to be able to remove them as well. Spray it on a clean rag and then wipe it over the old sealant to remove any remaining caulk left behind by your scraper 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. Step 1 check the weather.

Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. Remove the gutters from. Complete roof tear off in 7 steps step 1.

Use stable ladders or scaffolding to get on top of the roof and ask someone to assist. Pay attention to the weather. Position the trash container for easy loading. Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way.

Actually i attended a roof seminar 10 yrs ago or so and they stressed removing the old felt their theory was the old felt acts like a dry sponge and removes the good properties from the new application. Push the shingles down to the roof jacks. Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. Don t worry however rubber roofing is the easiest to remove and doesn t require a professional.

How to remove old flat roofing 1. Waste removal and. As you remove the old roofing. Check your dry roof for safety.

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.