How To Re Roof A Garage

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

How to re roof a garage.

Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. For normal 3 tab shingles the first row is put on backwards tabs facing up the roof so that there is more of a continuous edge facing down. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Pry the shingle from. Use a nail at each end of the shingle and one in the center.

Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. Remove leftover debris from the roof. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof. I started the first row with laminated shingles no tabs so there was no need to face the tabs.

This is to cover the garage roof under the notches of the first layer of shingles. Secure loose boards and nails that may have. Once they re up you ll want to pull off the mortar filled perimeter framework that s flush with your wall. After everything is removed you can start the process of laying new epdm rubber roofing.

Place the new shingles row by row fastening them with galvanized roofing nails on the top half of each. Then the next row is put directly over the first row offset by half a tab with the tabs facing down slope.