Stand on the ceiling joists when removing sheathing at the bottom of the roof.
Remove roof ply.
Be sure to stay on the joists only as.
Use a cat s paw pry bar to dig under countersunk nail heads or extract individual nails in tight spaces where a crow bar.
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You may need to pull a permit for the new roof including building tear off or dumping fees.
Your homeowners insurance may cover roof damage that is not caused by neglect.
In short the roof loses all its strength when you remove the top ply because it was a laminated glued together sandwich of luan on top foam in middle and luan on bottom with steel frame in the middle for rigidity.
How to remove plywood easily.
This explains why i needed to support the ceiling.
If you re able to position it directly under one of the lower.
Cover foliage near the house with reinforced plastic tarps to catch debris for easy cleanup.
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When you pull off the top layer the whole thing sags.
Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use an ordinary pitchfork to tear off an old roof.
Complete roof tear off in 7 steps step 1.