How To Take Off A Shingles Roof

Apply a storebought or diy cleaning solution to remove the moss.

How to take off a shingles roof.

Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Pry the shingle from. If you re able to position it directly under one of the lower. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles.

Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. Beginning at the peak slide the scraper under the top layer of shingles and pry them off. Remove the shingles in layers as you work your way up the roof. You will want to start from one side of your roof and work your way to the other side.

Remove leftover debris from the roof. This will keep the area clean as you progress toward the center of the roof. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork. Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.

Complete roof tear off in 7 steps step 1. Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof. Secure loose boards and nails that may have. We figure one unskilled worker can remove about 100 square feet of asphalt shingles per hour.

Ensure that as you remove the shingles you are taking them from the roof and into the dumpster. Climb onto the roof with a shingle scraper. Position the trash container for easy loading. Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of.

Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss. That includes stripping 2 or 3 layers of shingles plus flashing and drip edge tossing them into a dump truck or dumpster and removing or hammering down any protruding nails. Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof. Push them down the roof so they fall into the trash bin.