Remove Old Roof Felt

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Remove old roof felt.

He says he s re roofing an old house. Remove old felt from the roof with your hands and a putty knife. Metal in that condition won t last as long as your new roof. 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.

Leaks form and the materials erode into something that is better. Oh you should put new felt paper on. How to remove old flat roofing. If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar.

Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles. Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners. 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. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles.

For pieces that aren t coming loose press a putty knife underneath it. 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. Flat roofing has some advantages but when it ages or falls into disrepair it can be troublesome.

Im not sure i buy into this thinking the whole way. He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment. Be careful not to damage the flashing. 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. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact. Work from the top bottom and sides to save back muscles. Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels.

Removing tar from a roof. It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. Excessive and improper use of the sticky stuff however can leave. 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.

It doesn t matter where you start or stop. Apply pressure and chisel away at it until it comes loose. Pull out nails that are holding felt to the roof using the sharp end of a claw.