How To Strip A Shed Roof

Take care where you discard the existing materials for the time being and make sure to get rid of them properly later.

How to strip a shed roof.

Use a fork to work the edges lose and then begin to strip them off with a shovel. Taking the proper safety precautions carefully strip shingles off the shed s roof. Remove any existing drywall by first sawing a line from one end of the wall to the other minding the studs and then firmly but carefully removing it by hand. Dismantling a shed is essentially the reverse of the construction process.

Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof. Like composite or synthetic it is manufactured to resemble cedar slate or asphalt shingles. Shed build time lapse. Support see jane drill by shopping on amazon through our link.

In this video i show you the basics of roofing. If this is an old shed you will need to remove the existing shingles before you can lay the new stuff. I do this on my shed but these basic principals can be applied to your house as well. Step 1 strip old roofing materials.

The next step is to remove the roof covering and roof deck. Disassemble the wooden framework of your roof be removing nails then prying them up. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork. Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof.

The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use an ordinary pitchfork to tear off an old roof. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires. Push the shingles down to the roof jacks.