Also known as the pitch it refers to how steep your roof is.
How to tear off a steep roof.
Start the tear off at the section farthest from the trash container.
When a house has additions that were roofed at different times they probably will need reroofing at different times.
It is the vertical rise of the roof for every 12 inches of measured horizontally.
Choose the slope on your roof.
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Standing at the peak use a garden fork or a specially notched roofing tear off shovel to tear away the ridge caps and the top courses of shingles.
A roof with a 6 inch vertical rise for every 12 inch horizontal length has a.
A steep or high slope rises 12 inches for every 12 inches of horizontal length.
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A layer of new shingles won t lie flat over curling ones.
So if shingles are curling even if there is only a single layer of roofing tear them off.
Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use an ordinary pitchfork to tear off an old roof.
Some roofers prefer forks because they don t get caught on nails making it easier and faster to remove the shingles.
Adjacent roof sections need repairs.
This is a judgment call.