How To Tear Down A Roof

Or if they don t slide down the roof carry them to the edge of the roof and throw them into the trash container.

How to tear down a roof. Work the fork under the ridge caps prying them loose. Whether you re working on tearing down a wooden shed or a metal shed the roof is the place to start. It always takes longer to weatherize than you think. Tearing down a shed is called demolition work.

Adds value a brand new tear off roof can add to your home s resale value and is a major selling point. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use an ordinary pitchfork to tear off an old roof. Only tear off what you can safely protect from the weather the same day especially if you re working shorthanded. Three hardy people can tear off and felt a roof in one day but be careful.

A shed is built from the ground up and torn down from the roof down. So if you re thinking of selling your home a few years down the road this is the option for you. Tear off the areas farthest from the trash container first. As they come loose allow them to slide down to the roof jacks.

More expensive a tear off roofing job is likely to run you as much as 1 000 more. That s why it s best to work from top to bottom for safe demolition. As you remove parts of the shed the structure will become increasingly unstable. If you re planning on keeping any of the building materials that the shed is made of or even if you re not tear the shed down in phases.

Some sheds are free standing and others have fixed foundations such as cement floors or footing. Tear off the roof.