Use a spade shovel to begin tearing off the shingles.
How to tear a porch off while supporting the roof.
Demonstration of a controlled fall of a heavy porch roof.
Begin with the gutter trim work and then the shingles.
So before i tear up the porch i want to make sure the roof is supported very well.
The roof over this porch is perfectly fine so i want to preserve it but the rest of the porch decking boards and support has a lot of rot.
The roof has been prepped with supports to make it fall forward when pulled off the house.
Before starting repairs to the roof the foundation for the entire porch and any supporting columns must be assessed for damage and structural integrity.
If you are thinking about replacing old rotted porch posts the first thing you ll need to know is how to jack up and support the roof structure properly and.
Use the ladder to access the roof.
Usually the entire porch structure temporarily must be supported sometimes with an extensive shoring system held in place by scaffolding.
Removing the roof for safety s sake start with the roof when you are dismantling a porch.
Place an extension ladder next to the porch and make sure it is stable if the porch has a roof.
Begin at the top of the porch roof and jab the spade under the shingles to remove them.