How To Remove Roof Tiles With Nails

Removing a tile from the roof.

How to remove roof tiles with nails.

Go down to the next row and loosen it. The force of the hammer is usually enough to. 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. If your tiles aren t lifting they may have nails holding them in place.

If you do not have a scraper use a garden spade with a flat blade to hook the tiles underneath. Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them. To pull each nail you first need to raise the head a small amount. This will lift the overlapping tiles on the row above so the tile you want to remove should come out easily.

The best way to do that is to pound the pointed jaws of a cat s paw under the head. If the nail is proving difficult the tool will cut through the nail. This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails. Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.