Removing Old Roof Felt

As previously mentioned roofers know where the rotten wood is even before the shingles are touched.

Removing old roof felt.

Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. He s wondering can you just go ahead and shingle over that or should you replace the underlayment. Position the trash container for easy loading. Here s a look at the considerations.

Snap vertical chalk line down center of roof. As you remove the old roofing material it will need to be disposed of. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork. Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.

Trim tabs off roof shingles to create starter course. Plus water has to ruin the felt before it ruins the wood and is easy to see. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface. What s involved in installing or replacing asphalt roofing over existing asphalt shingles.

Complete roof tear off in 7 steps step 1. Oh you should put new felt paper on. The shingles will roll up like a ball in front of the fork. 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.

He says he s re roofing an old house. This synthetic layer which replaces felt paper covers the entire roof deck and is the second line of defense against leaks after the shingles. It would be crazy to try to save that old felt paper. He took the shingles off and the felt paper is still intact.

Remove shingles in a 2 to 3 ft wide section as you work down the roof. As it is removed the material should be. If you re thinking about replacing an asphalt shingle roof you may be wondering whether or not it is necessary to remove the old asphalt shingles before installing new ones. Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros.

If you re able to position it directly under one of the lower. Before you reshingle a roof read our step by step guide for adding new shingles over old ones. We got a email this week from darryl up in crosby. Continue tearing off the shingles and underlayment until you reach the roof jacks then start over at the top of the roof.

Before oct2007 we never tore off the exisiting felt unless it was crumbling apart or there was rotten wood to be replaced. Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof. You should not leave any of it on the roof because it could become a tripping hazard.