Removing Porch Roof Foam And Shingled

Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.

Removing porch roof foam and shingled.

Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches. Each shingle is typically secured by eight nails. Moss itself is a plant while lichen conisist of a fungus and a photosyntheizing plant living together. Your actual price will depend on job size conditions finish options you choose.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps. A benefit to doing it this way is that you can see if there is any rotten plywood that needs to be replaced before installing the new roof. Always work from the top of the roof downward to ensure water pours off the roof and so the water or tools won t lift and break shingles and tiles. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.

But once the algicide wears off your roof hosts an all you can eat buffet for the neighborhood algae spores. Cover roof deck with 30 pound felt underlayment. Scrub shingles before applying a moss remover cleaner use a scrub brush 3 15 the home depot or a long handled soft bristle brush to gently scrape or pluck moss from the roof shingles. Remove moss and lichen from your roof with vinegar.

Like browns green shingle colors tend to work well with tans and yellows as well as whites. In some cases you can. Working your way up the roof expose all of the rotted wood. As for the porch roof you could either remove it entirely or cut back the sheathing and framing enough to allow the new foam to slide into place.

On small porches as long as you use a 2x plate where the rafters meet the foam it should be fine. So it pays to clean your shingles as soon as you spot algae growth. 1 remove the shingles before installing the metal roof the first way to install a metal roof over shingles is by completely removing the old shingles before installing the new metal roof. Using shingles that have been treated with algicide keeps the growth at bay for about 10 years thus the 10 year algae warranty.

This yellow green roof is a natural fit for the brick porch s warm colors and the mustard yellow siding. Leave the next course of shingles intact by carefully removing the second set of four nails. How to remove old asphalt shingles before putting on a new roof. Four through the middle just above the tabs and four through the shingle above it.

When leaves and other material collect on your roof a perfect bed is formed for moss and lichens to grow. Pull up the felt paper underneath the shingles. Elite glass seal in empire green blend about 70 per square.