How To Remove Shingles Roof

Allow the mixture to sit on the shingles for 15 minutes then rinse the roof well with water from the garden hose.

How to remove shingles roof.

Use a flat pry bar or roofing shovel to pry out and remove the ridge shingles. Rinse from the top of the roof down to avoid re staining the shingles with the dirty water. Removing 3 tab shingles using a flat bar to do a repair. To access the nails the shingle will need to be lifted but it is likely bonded to the shingle below by the shingles asphalt sealant spots.

Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork. Ensure that as you remove the shingles you are taking them from the roof and into the dumpster.

Pry the shingle from the roof. Doing it now will make it easier to keep the reroofing job clean. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Set the nozzle at the highest pressure setting and hold it 12 inches from the shingles.

This will keep the area clean as you progress toward the center of the roof. Remove the shingles in layers as you work your way up the roof. Remove caps remove the ridge caps. The first step obviously requires the removal of the nails holding that shingle to the roof deck.

Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye. The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off. Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.