How To Tear Off A Steep Roof

A layer of new shingles won t lie flat over curling ones.

How to tear off a steep roof. Get one on amazon. Start the tear off at the section farthest from the trash container. Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our link. Some roofers prefer forks because they don t get caught on nails making it easier and faster to remove the shingles.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Adjacent roof sections need repairs. Installing a new roof on a 12 12 steep roof using roof jacks hints and tips. It is the vertical rise of the roof for every 12 inches of measured horizontally.

Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use an ordinary pitchfork to tear off an old roof. Standing at the peak use a garden fork or a specially notched roofing tear off shovel to tear away the ridge caps and the top courses of shingles. A roof with a 6 inch vertical rise for every 12 inch horizontal length has a. Also known as the pitch it refers to how steep your roof is.

This is a judgment call. Roofing solutions by eric garcia 88 270 views. When a house has additions that were roofed at different times they probably will need reroofing at different times.