Flip the top part of the ice and water barrier back over the bottom section the staples will easily pop out peel off the backing then set it back into place on the roof.
Removing roof tiles bottom.
Removing tiles with adhesive if a roofing adhesive has been used to attach the tiles and the tiles will not lift up with just the crowbar apply a small amount of solvent to the underside of the tile with a paintbrush to loosen the glue and pry the tile away.
Move on to the next section of roof edge overlapping the vertical seams of the ice and water barrier by 6 in.
Removing tiles from a roof.
For just inserting the eaves tray you knock the second row up and remove the first.
This will expose the nail on the tile on the bottom row.
Once you have safely gotten to the broken tile you ll need to slightly lift the tiles that overlap the one to be removed.
Work your way through the top row of tiles weakening and pulling them.
You may find that you need to go up a couple of rows to find an un nailed one then then work back down.
This video from bunnings shows you how to take a tile off and replace it prop.
Remove tiles from the roof ridge first.
Work carefully to avoid wrinkles.
See if the course above can be lifted a bit and then slid up under the tiles above.
Then use a brick trowel to lift up the broken over the baton underneath and slide it down and out.
With the proper instructions and equipment you shouldn t have any problems.
If you are planning of installing a copper roof over a tile roof then you should know that this job requires a lot of attention to details and also some basic skills for roofing.
If you do not have a scraper use a garden spade with a flat blade to hook the tiles underneath.
Working with roof tiles is a lot easier when you know a couple of basic tricks.
Do this using two pieces of timber to hold them up.
Continue in this manner until you have removed all of the necessary tiles.
You can start anywhere but one end of the roof is best depending on which side the tile the nib is so that the tile just comes up without having to lift the adjacent one up first.
In this type of work one row of tiles is not re nailed but its not a problem.
Now gently pull this tile down until it rests securely on the hook at the bottom of the clip.
This maneuver will help to remove the piles together with nails.
Remove the wooden wedge that you fitted earlier while keeping the tile that it was holding up still lifted with your hands.
They re a hassle to get out.
