You simple need to use a nail ripper to pull up the nails from the roof.
Removing wood siding shingles.
Work your scraper from the top of each shingle toward the bottom in steady even strokes with the grain of the.
Remove the broken shingle.
Wipe the wood surface with a cloth and mineral spirits until clean.
Rarely if ever will they need to be cut and cutting is the one activity that creates hazardous dust.
Angle it to one side and tug on it until you feel the tool hook one of the nails holding.
Continue scraping as far to either side as you can safely.
Removing a damaged section of wood siding is relatively easy.
This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.
The wedges which are 1 to 2 inches in.
Remove the nails removing the nails is the only hard part about removing wood shingles.
Use a small hacksaw with a sharp blade.
And leaving worn out siding especially shingles can often lead to shingles dropping and really creating a hassle.
Cut the nails at the bottom of the row above the boards you re replacing.
The best woods for bleaching are ash oak gum and beech.
5 steps to shingle replacement 1.
Some shingles will require that you pull the nails completely out.
To get at the nails carefully wedge out the bottom of the siding 1 8 to 3 16 in.
Vacuum all sawdust from the work space.
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After removing the stain consider using bleach to lighten the color and remove water marks.
Here i demonstrate how to easily remove wood cedar shingles using a pair of pliers and a hammer.
Pull and remove shingles.
You ll also need high quality wooden shingles that match the.
If you have a hammer a cat s paw tool and a few wood wedges you can slide the siding out.
How to remove paint from cedar shingles step 1.
Others only need you to help them along.
When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them.
Cutting the nails will let you remove rotted boards without damaging those your e saving.
Having pulled siding off houses there can be lots of bad stuff underneath.