Any roofing tips?

[santa]

i will be starting a roofing project in the southeastern US and woulld appreciate any help.
its a single story ranch, 4x6 roof rafters 36"oc, no attic, single layer asphalt shingle over decking with 2" insulating pressboard as interior ceiling.
pitch is 12/2 or less
ideal ways to ..

remove old shigles...what method/tools work best
keep interior intact/while replacing damaged decking
can/should i use roll roof since not much roof pitch

thanks

[Mr T]

You need to check with your shingle manufacturer first to see if they allow and will give you a warranty on a 2 : 12 pitch. (you may need to switch manufactuers, materials if not)

If you are on 36" centers (normally 24") , you need to watch where you are walking, especially if the decking is unknown. The doctor in the emergency room is not the person you want telling you that you now have a new skylight. You also need to determine the thickness of your decking before you order...if you need to replace any.

If you are still in a area that gets snow, you need to put down ice dam protecdtion, but it sounds like you wont need it.

Ive used pitchforks, flat landscapping shovels, and shingle removers to remove roofs. You can rent teh shingle removers from tool stores. Do that if you can.

Start EARLY, plan around the weather. Do expose more then you can handle at a time. Try to get at least tar paper down before moving on to the other side. That will get you through rain showers, but not wind driven rain. Take measures to protect your landscaping. Put tarps down around the edges of your house. It will help with clean up.. Nothing worse then still finding shingles 9 months later.

[santa]

thanks for the tips. still here and no visits to the emergency room.