Removing Old Roofing Nails

Skylight and chimney flashings are often worth saving if they re in good condition.

Removing old roofing nails.

When replacing metal roofing removing the nails is a tedious and necessary procedure. Place the claw securely around the nail you want to pull. Remove the shingles in layers as you work your way up the roof. Removing the shingles chances are the nails that will be securely seated in the wood so a bit of force will be needed with a twisting motion of the roofing shovel or spade.

Drive in new nails where necessary to secure. Old nails pounded in the decking seem to be easy reason for manufacturer to void warranty. The head should be visible on the side of the claw that faces you. Use a straight claw hammer or flat bar to remove the nails.

You can make the job easier on yourself with the proper tools which include a clay hammer cat s paw pry bar. And i found a lot of on line recommendations to remove old nails and fasteners. This roof was being replaced because of of hail damage. In this video learn how finesse and a few special tools help to free bent headless and the most stubborn of all galvanized nails.

You will want to start from one side of your roof and work your way to the other side. Roofers will be pulling up the old roofing material the building paper and in many cases the old sub roof and tossing them all into the dump truck. Be careful not to damage the flashing. Remember there are roofing nails that keep many materials such as wood and asphalt shingles in place and these will be ripped out with impunity and discarded quickly.

6 hammer down any remaining protruding nails. Pulling nails from boards with a hammer claw using brute force is a sure way to create ugly gouges and to bruise your knuckles. Use a rip claw hammer to remove nails holding down bits of shingle and push the debris off the roof. But roofer says that it will add too much time to reroof process.

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