Removing Metal Roofing Nails

I don t mean to make too much of this as most of these nails will be stuck in the shingles and they will stay in the shingles on the way to the truck.

Removing metal roofing nails.

Be careful not to damage the flashing. If you are replacing the nails replace them with new ones as you pull the old ones. This tool is older than rax. Removal of the incorrect nails is necessary to prevent further damage and degradation.

Grip rite 12 x 7 8 in. Removing nails from this type of roof may present special circumstances. You can make the job easier on yourself with the proper tools which include a clay hammer cat s paw pry bar. Metal in that condition won t last as long as your new roof.

Today rax demonstrates how to pull nails from an old tin roof using an old nail puller. If you re keeping the old metal flashing carefully remove nails and bend it upward off the shingles with a pry bar. When replacing metal roofing removing the nails is a tedious and necessary procedure. If the roof is aluminum or another type of soft metal it can be easily dented or otherwise damaged.

Metal square cap roofing nails 3 lbs. Wear a hardhat safety glasses and gloves while pulling roofing nails. Per pack model 78mscap3 12 25 12 25. Metal square cap roofing nails 3 lb pack model 1mscap3 12 95 12 95.

Create patches for holes with fiberglass mesh screening and roofing tar. A few roofing nails are not going to cause much problem but if you are wary of this happening you can lay down a tarp around the areas that are likely to catch some of these nails. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. But if you see rust and cracks in the metal replace it.

Grip rite 12 x 1 in. Corrugated roofing panels come in a variety of metals including copper galvanised steel and stainless steel. It turned out to be a very handy additio.