Avoid roofing your house in below freezing temperatures.
Reskinning house roof.
A solid watertight roof is absolutely essential to your home but the asphalt shingles that protect your roof from the elements don t last forever.
Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.
Nail drip edge flashing to lower edge of roof.
Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.
Remove leftover debris from the roof.
Use 90 degree angles to hammer the skin.
The shingles won t stick together which makes them prone to wind damage.
And try to avoid working on sunny days.
Do this gently so as to not damage the door or the skin.
The best shingles will last up to fifteen years.
Use the hammer to tap on the edges of the skin until the skin begins to fold correctly.
The rise is how much the roof increases in pitch for every 12 inches in horizontal.
This is the trickiest part of estimating the cost to reshingle a roof because you have to factor in the rise.
In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to reshingle a roof steps.
Staple felt every 6 to 8 inches.
Slide the split ends of the hammer under and around the nail.
Use the split end of a claw hammer to pry out nails still holding bits of shingles onto the roof.
Lever the split end of the hammer up to pull the nail out of the roof.