How To Remove Roof Tiles With Nails

If your tiles aren t lifting they may have nails holding them in place.

How to remove roof tiles with nails.

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. Begin by lifting up the next door overlapping tile. This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails. Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them.

Once engaged pull out the nail by pulling down on the tool or giving a hammer blow on the curved handle. The best way to do that is to pound the pointed jaws of a cat s paw under the head. If you do not have a scraper use a garden spade with a flat blade to hook the tiles underneath. Also unplug the tiles.

If the nail is proving difficult the tool will cut through the nail. Removing a tile from the roof. Go down to the next row and loosen it. Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.