Removing Old Roofing Nails

Roofers will be pulling up the old roofing material the building paper and in many cases the old sub roof and tossing them all into the dump truck.

Removing old roofing nails.

Remember there are roofing nails that keep many materials such as wood and asphalt shingles in place and these will be ripped out with impunity and discarded quickly. Be careful not to damage the flashing. Once it s out of the way pull any nails and remove any shingles and underlayment that are underneath. But roofer says that it will add too much time to reroof process.

Make nail removal light work. You can make the job easier on yourself with the proper tools which include a clay hammer cat s paw pry bar. Remove the shingles in layers as you work your way up the roof. Here s my personal website.

When replacing metal roofing removing the nails is a tedious and necessary procedure. Use a straight claw hammer or flat bar to remove the nails. Pulling nails from boards with a hammer claw using brute force is a sure way to create ugly gouges and to bruise your knuckles. You will want to start from one side of your roof and work your way to the other side.

If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar. This roof was being replaced because of of hail damage. 6 hammer down any remaining protruding nails. Drive in new nails where necessary to secure.

Place the claw securely around the nail you want to pull. Use a straight claw hammer or flar bar to pull the nails. And i found a lot of on line recommendations to remove old nails and fasteners. Removing the shingles chances are the nails that will be securely seated in the wood so a bit of force will be needed with a twisting motion of the roofing shovel or spade.

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