Best way to remove slate roofing

03-12-2012, 02:45 AM	#1
kk1234 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Best way to remove slate roofing What is the best way to remove slate on my roof? It is not those separate pieces of slate but it is sort of like those concrete ones. It also has pebbles on top of the slate. I was wondering about how clean I have to remove it and what is the best way to do it? Thank you

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03-12-2012, 05:49 PM	#2
Windows on Wash Exterior Construction     Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: VA, MD, DC Posts: 3,493	Best way to remove slate roofing Pictures....would get you more replies and directed feedback. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-13-2012, 04:22 PM	#3
kk1234 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Best way to remove slate roofing My roof is covered with snow at the moment so I've googled a roof similar to mine. My roof is sort of like the picture here: there are like sand and pebbles. I plan on doing this myself

03-13-2012, 04:30 PM	#4
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,225	Best way to remove slate roofing Not a DIY job at all. Your not going to have the equipmet, or the know how on that trype roof.

03-13-2012, 04:31 PM	#5
stuart45 Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 636	Best way to remove slate roofing That looks like a felt roof to me.

03-13-2012, 04:43 PM	#6
OldNBroken Doing This Way Too Long   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Idaho Posts: 973	Best way to remove slate roofing So you have a tar and gravel built-up roof. (BUR) The gravel is just there to protect the actual roof from the environment. You confused me saying a slate roof. Gotta agree with the others, yours is not very DIY friendly. What did you plan on replacing it with?

03-14-2012, 08:58 AM	#7
Windows on Wash Exterior Construction     Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: VA, MD, DC Posts: 3,493	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by OldNBroken So you have a tar and gravel built-up roof. (BUR) The gravel is just there to protect the actual roof from the environment. You confused me saying a slate roof. Gotta agree with the others, yours is not very DIY friendly. What did you plan on replacing it with? +1 Not your average DIY project but can be done. I would suggest that you work with a roofer on this project though. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-14-2012, 01:33 PM	#8
seeyou Shut in w/o Home     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 690	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by OldNBroken So you have a tar and gravel built-up roof. (BUR) The gravel is just there to protect the actual roof from the environment. You confused me saying a slate roof. Gotta agree with the others, yours is not very DIY friendly. What did you plan on replacing it with? Especially if they're so uninformed they're using "slate" to refer to BUR.

03-15-2012, 02:13 AM	#9
kk1234 Newbie   Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 15	Best way to remove slate roofing i'm going to replace it with a torch on

03-15-2012, 06:53 AM	#10
seeyou Shut in w/o Home     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 690	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by kk1234 i'm going to replace it with a torch on Also not the most DIY friendly choice. How big is the roof in question? BUR can be removed with a shingle tear-off tool, but it's pretty labor intensive, especially when covered with gravel.

03-15-2012, 09:49 AM	#11
Windows on Wash Exterior Construction     Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: VA, MD, DC Posts: 3,493	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by seeyou Also not the most DIY friendly choice. How big is the roof in question? BUR can be removed with a shingle tear-off tool, but it's pretty labor intensive, especially when covered with gravel. It is barely contractor friendly. Please do not be attempting this roof on your own. You have a much higher than acceptable risk of burning your house down. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

03-15-2012, 10:08 AM	#12
seeyou Shut in w/o Home     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 690	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by Windows on Wash It is barely contractor friendly. It's one of the few roofing operations we don't do. That and BUR.

03-15-2012, 10:12 AM	#13
OldNBroken Doing This Way Too Long   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Idaho Posts: 973	Best way to remove slate roofing Even after 30 years of doing it I still get a bit antsy when I start a torchdown. This is about the only type of roofing that I will not give any DIY advice on. Odds are high the results will be one of two things. Either it will be installed incorrectly or, worse yet, you will burn the structure down.

03-15-2012, 10:34 AM	#14
rossfingal "Nail-Bender"   Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western suburbs, Chicago, Il. Posts: 2,109	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by OldNBroken Even after 30 years of doing it I still get a bit antsy when I start a torchdown. This is about the only type of roofing that I will not give any DIY advice on. Odds are high the results will be one of two things. Either it will be installed incorrectly or, worse yet, you will burn the structure down. Yeah - "Torch-down" is not a "DIY" project!! rossfingal (I've done them enough to know - danger! - "FIRE"!)

03-15-2012, 07:26 PM	#15
tinner666 Pro Slate Roofer     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 1,423	Best way to remove slate roofing Quote: Originally Posted by OldNBroken Even after 30 years of doing it I still get a bit antsy when I start a torchdown. This is about the only type of roofing that I will not give any DIY advice on. Odds are high the results will be one of two things. Either it will be installed incorrectly or, worse yet, you will burn the structure down. That's why I'm not offering any advice here either. Sorry. __________________ Frank To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.