Redo Your Own Roof

Remove leftover debris from the roof.

Redo your own roof.

If a tiling pro is coming to redo your floors perhaps you d want to rip up the old floor before he arrived. Place a pitchfork flat garden shovel or shingle scraper under the shingle. After 15 to 20 years of keeping rain snow and squirrels out of your hair your roof likely will need to be replaced maybe sooner if you live in an area prone to bad weather. This byot diy project is all about how to install a new roof.

Use these tips to reshingle your roof. I hope this solves your issues guys. Pry the shingle from the roof. Unless your roof is tiny you re going to want to get your hands on a pneumatic roofing nailer.

Renting one costs about 35 a day or 90 a week so if you own a compressor you might as well buy rather than rent. The roof is arguably the most important component of your house. You may be a firm believer in doing some of the work yourself. The older headliner fabric fell off from my volkswagen rabbit so i deiced to film it and fix it.

A compressor rents for about the same as the nailer. This is a step by step tutorial will show how to reroof a roof from start to finish. Remove all of the shingles on the roof. If you absolutely need a new roof to lower your energy bills and keep water and wind out of your house but you cannot afford it talk to a professional roofer.

And while nobody likes having to pay to replace a roof the critical and aesthetic function it serves should help ease the pain of spending 8 000 to 20 000 on the work. Tear off parts of roof project and much more. Your choice of roofing materials often depends on your locality as much as on your own personal taste. Stripping away the old roof more expensive because of the additional labor and materials peeling off the old roof down to the sheathing is your only option if you already have two layers.

After all it keeps water out of the building. Prices range from 100 to 300. In some regions for example metal roofing is a common selection due to its fire resistance while in other regions the predominant home styles might call for a spanish influenced tile tool roof pitch angle. The nails in the shingle should come up with the shingle when you pry it off.

The basic roofing materials.