It s important to know what kind of a substrate is underneath the wood shakes before removing.
Removing old roof sheathing.
Roof sheathing the material nailed to your trusses or rafters to which your roofing is attached is your roof s workhorse.
The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork.
Housing and urban development hud rehab guide.
Shingle manufacturers specify that if their shingles are installed over any of these roofing materials the warranty will become null and void.
Wedge the end of the pry bar.
Drive stakes into the ground at the corners of the house.
This guide was developed and edited for old homes from original material in the u s.
By starting at the peak and working toward the eaves you ll always.
Tie yellow caution tape between the stakes to alert.
This old house general contractor tom silva prefers this route even when the roof is just a single layer so he can find the source of any water damage upgrade the flashing and install shingles so they lie flatter.
Stripping away the old roof more expensive because of the additional labor and materials peeling off the old roof down to the sheathing is your only option if you already have two layers.
Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.
So there you go trying to save 1200 2000 on roof replacement by not removing old shingles and not repairing replacing rotted plywood will usually cost at least 4000 6000 more just in few short years.
This also gives you or the roofer the opportunity to examine the sheathing for water damage.
Combine 1 2 cup chlorine bleach with.
We knew that this old house had significant gaps in the wood p.
How to remove roof sheathing 1.
And this does not include any interior damages.
Remove existing roof material down to the plywood remove all existing roof coverings whether shingle slate or tile and rolled material right down to the plywood or sheeted roof deck.
Climb onto the roof and walk up to the roof peak.
Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.
Complete roof tear off in 7 steps step 1.
If you re able to position it directly under one of the lower.
Position the trash container for easy loading.
Because wood is porous it may be difficult to remove the mold stains from sheathing but you can kill the mold by cleaning the sheathing with bleach and water.
The anchor of the system that keeps.
