How To Reshingle A Roof Over Old Shingles

Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle.

How to reshingle a roof over old shingles.

The felt should be secured every six inches with nails or staples. Remove leftover debris from the roof. If a shingle is. Remove the ridge caps.

Secure loose boards and nails that may have. Remove air vents and pipe flashings by prying out or unscrewing the fasteners holding the fixture. Depending on the type of job the author uses several specialty drip edge profiles including one with an extra long leg designed to cover existing shingles and drip edge at right in top photo. Use a flat pry bar.

Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters. Here is a video on how we lay a second layer of asphalt shingles over existing asphalt shingles. In the state of florida the state of florida has certain regulations on when a roof needs to be torn off before being replaced versus when it will allow the existing roof to be covered by new roofing materials. A single length of drip edge wraps roof corners with the rake flashing overlapping the eaves for good drainage bottom.

Step 3 cover the old shingles. Hope you like it. Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of. Damaged shingles should be removed to check the decking for problems.

Doing it now will make it easier to keep the reroofing job clean. They don t do a good job of bridging over gaps dips or humps including the stepped texture created by. Damaged decking will need to be repaired before you can install any new shingles. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Pry the shingle from. State regulations and the condition of your roof both play a role in determining if you need a roof replacement tear off vs cover over. Install a layer of roofing felt over the roof before you begin installing the new shingles.