How To Strip A Roof Of Asphalt Shingles

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How to strip a roof of asphalt shingles.

Position a construction trash bin beside the building. Install the self stick underlayment. This component is important for an asphalt shingle roof as they provide the first row of sealant that prevent your shingles from being blown off and stops water from infiltrating the roof. Start the tear off at the section farthest from the trash container.

For most shingles with sealant on the top surface place nails below the sealant strip but above the area that will be visible after the roof is complete. Hose off and brush all moss loose from your roof shingles. Strip the roof start at the peak using roofing tear off tools. To level out an existing asphalt shingle roof rip down reduce the height of two courses of shingles as shown in the drawing below.

A continuous bead of asphalt could trap condensation or windblown water under the roofing at some point. Strip off old shingles. Get a shingle ripper or roof shovel to use for removal. Standing at the peak use a garden fork or a specially notched roofing tear off shovel to tear away the ridge caps and the top courses of shingles.

Carefully place a ladder near the area of moss growth and don slip resistant shoes old clothes rubber gloves and eye. Rig a ladder and your safety equipment that is suitable for your roof. Install the drip edge. Cover your roof with felt paper and overlap the ridges at the peak.

Set it up so that loose singles can slide down the roof and into the bin. You don t need any fancy tools to strip roof shingles all you really need is a prybar or shingle ripper also known as a roofing bar and a lot of patience. However a specially designed roof shovel can help you get the job done with far more speed and efficiency. Nail the shingles with no tabs such as precut pro start shingles and apply asphalt cement from a caulk gun in many dots along the drip edge under the edge then press the tab less shingles down onto the line of asphalt cement dots with adequate spaces between the dots.

Shingles with sealant on the back surface often have a line or lines to indicate the location on the shingle surface where the nails are to be placed. Luckily if you pick the right shingle brand you won t have to worry about this as most of them come with starter strip products. How to remove old asphalt shingles before putting on a new roof. Because asphalt shingles are routinely exposed 5 in rip down the first strip the starter course so that it is 5 in.