This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails.
Remove roof tile nails.
Prevents tile fractures or breaks and uses the uplift forces to drive the nail portion.
Also unplug the tiles.
Removing tiles with adhesive.
If you do not have a scraper use a garden spade with a flat blade to hook the tiles underneath.
Be careful not to damage the flashing.
Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.
The whole procedure takes from 10 to 20 seconds.
If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar.
Removing tiles with nails.
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This will enable you to locate the hooked end over the fixing nail.
Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them.
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Once engaged pull out the nail by pulling down on the tool or giving a hammer blow on the curved handle.
These nails are constructed of electro galvanized steel and feature an oversized head design that prevents nails from pulling through the nailing surface.
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If the nail is proving difficult the tool will cut through the nail.
Once it s out of the way pull any nails and remove any shingles and underlayment that are underneath.
If nails have been used to attach the tile to the roof felt lift the tile to see if the nail comes with it.
If your tiles aren t lifting they may have nails holding them in place.
Repeat the procedure with the second fixing nail and remove.
Working with roof tiles is a lot easier when you know a couple of basic tricks.
This is a unique fastener used in the cover portion of clay 2 piece mission tile or clay s tile and some concrete roof tiles.
Removing a tile from the roof.
Follow these three straightforward steps to clean off all.
Slip a slate ripper under the centre of the tile.
The steel blade slips under the tile until one of the barbs of the arrow shaped tip hooks round the nail that is driven into the roof batten.
Go down to the next row and loosen it.
For use with clay roofing tiles.
Once the head has been raised slip a small piece of wood under the cat s paw for leverage and pry the nail should pop out.
This will lift the overlapping tiles on the row above so the tile you want to remove should come out easily.
Skylight and chimney flashings are often worth saving if they re in good condition.
