Removing ballast used to be a particularly tedious and heavy job when it had to be done by crews with shovels but there s a much better solution available today.
How to remove gravel from a roof.
None of this helps unfortunately when it comes time to replace or repair the roof and tons of gravel have to be gathered up and disposed of.
Give each crew member a roofing tear off shovel.
Remove as much these as possible without damaging the roof ply.
If you are not removing the membrane cut only as deep as necessary to pull the tar and gravel away.
Built up roofing aka tar and gravel roofing is not difficult to deal with if you have some patience.
A warm dry day is best for tearing off a tar and gravel.
Use a push broom and coal shovel to remove free gravel.
Gravel roofs will always have some pits and clots that are visible.
Your tear off shovel is your best friend when it comes.
Pressure wash the roof membrane and repair any problems.
Pay attention to the weather.
Once you identify the area you are repairing getting th.
Clots of asphalt and gravel are common.
You may consider renting a motorized saw or roof stripper a lawnmower type machine that will do the job in a short period of time.