Remove Old Roof Felt

How to remove old flat roofing.

Remove old roof felt.

Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. What to do if the old roof is not straight if the existing roof has wavy horizontal lines you can take out the waves by snapping a horizontal line 1 2 inch below the shingle bottoms of one course. Leaks form and the materials erode into something that is better.

Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles. If you re going to add a roof on top of an old one it s a good idea to remove any loose shingles and apply a new layer of 30 pound roofing felt before laying the new shingles. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw.

Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands. Be careful not to damage the flashing. If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar. Metal in that condition won t last as long as your new roof.

Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. He says he s re roofing an old house. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line.

Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. Excessive and improper use of the sticky stuff however can leave. It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. 3 starter shingles a narrow row of asphalt roofing the starter strip is nailed to the perimeter of the roof with a bead of adhesive on top that grips the underside of the first course of shingles.

Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. Actually i attended a roof seminar 10 yrs ago or so and they stressed removing the old felt their theory was the old felt acts like a dry sponge and removes the good properties from the new application. He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment.

It doesn t matter where you start or stop. Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome. Removing tar from a roof. But if you see rust and cracks in the metal replace it.

We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby. Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. Oh you should put new felt paper on.