Remove Old Roof Felt

Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles.

Remove old roof felt.

Removing tar from a roof. If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw. 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.

Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. Metal in that condition won t last as long as your new roof. Call for free estimates from roofing pros now. We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby.

Install a course along the snapped line then install succeeding courses using a guide or a snapped line. It doesn t matter where you start or stop. Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. Leaks form and the materials erode into something that is better.

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. Find a pre screened local roofing contractor. Oh you should put new felt paper on. Roofing tar also called mastic or cement plays an important role in roofing repair and installation.

This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles. Excessive and improper use of the sticky stuff however can leave. 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. Grab loose pieces of felt and pull them off the roof with your hands.

Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels. Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact.

Be careful not to damage the flashing. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. 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.

But if you see rust and cracks in the metal replace it. It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. He says he s re roofing an old house.