How To Remove A Wooden Gable Garage Roof

Refrain from pulling out the structural nails that are not flush to the surface.

How to remove a wooden gable garage roof.

Step 1 remove the existing roof the first step when removing a wood roof truss is to disassemble the existing roof that is causing a load upon the truss. Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of shingles onto the roof. Place the jack back underneath the beam but this time under the iron piece. This is where your wooden dowels will insert into the wood.

Be careful not to damage any nearby roof shingles or flashing. This can easily be accomplished by using a hammer and a crowbar. Lever the split end of the hammer up to pull the nail out of the roof. Remove leftover debris from the roof.

Remove the rotted section of fascia. Pull down to remove the old soffit. If it comes off without splitting reuse it later. Then lower the jack down a little at a time so that the metal can take the weight of the roof.

You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d. Remove the jack quickly and set the iron onto the entire beam. Slide the split ends of the hammer under and around the nail. Drive the remaining carriage bolts into the two by six rafter and tighten them all up.

Pull the old rafter end away from the roof eave. Pry the narrow shingle mold from the fascia using a flat bar. Hold the replacement against the end of the remaining rafter. It was very easy.

Change a rotten or damaged fascia board.