How To Remove Roof Tiles With Nails

Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.

How to remove roof tiles with nails.

If your tiles aren t lifting they may have nails holding them in place. This will lift the overlapping tiles on the row above so the tile you want to remove should come out easily. Removing a tile from the roof. Once engaged pull out the nail by pulling down on the tool or giving a hammer blow on the curved handle.

The steel blade slips under the tile until one of the barbs of the arrow shaped tip hooks round the nail that is driven into the roof batten. The best way to do that is to pound the pointed jaws of a cat s paw under the head. Go down to the next row and loosen it. This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails.

To pull each nail you first need to raise the head a small amount. Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them. The force of the hammer is usually enough to. Begin by lifting up the next door overlapping tile.