How to Lift Roof Materials
- 1). Put on the work gloves.
- 2). Use the shingle scraper or flat-blade shovel to pry shingles from the plywood or wooden roof planks. Insert the blade under a shingle and lift up. Repeat this process over the entire roof, disposing of the shingles in the dumpster as you go.
- 3). Pry remaining shingle strips from the roof with a rip-claw hammer. Position the claw around the nail head and roll the claw in either direction to force the nail up.
- 4). Scrape any remaining tar or tar paper from around vents, pipes and gutters using the metal scraper.
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