Clean the roof with a push broom and remove or pound in any remaining fasteners.
Removing old roof slates.
Excessive and improper use of the sticky stuff however can leave.
Besides being tripping hazards they can work through and damage the new shingles.
Once turned into roofing material slate absorbs water and can naturally de laminate during the freeze and thaw cycles of winter.
Removing tar from a roof.
The bad news is that removing your slate roof will cost more than removing most other types of roofing.
It doesn t matter where you start or stop.
Roofing tar also called mastic or cement plays an important role in roofing repair and installation.
Exactly how much it will cost will vary from region to region and from season to season.
Slate is a sedimentary rock with miniscule layers that easily cleave.
Remove the old shingles with tear off shovels.