Dual Wielding Pitchforks (Easy Architectural Tear Off)

[@BueBue701]

If that was a hipped roof, start on one side. Get under the shingle and paper. Roll it all like a burrito. Gets most of the nails, and keeps your mess minimized. Glad to see you're posting videos again.

[@MrCharlesJW]

Nothing I enjoy more than an ice cold beer while watching a KZbin video of an asphalt shingle tear off!

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Yessir. I do it once in a while

[@tttarms1970]

Where you been zac? You slacker😜 hope all is well

[@andresrojas9287]

We sharpen our pitch forks with the grinder, helps out a lot

[@jrs8185]

Could you do a video on how to cap a ridge going into a roof ?

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

i have that! check out my first how to video, im in a green shirt. its at the end.

[@sandspritpark]

ohhhh from the top... no wonder i have tons of bits and pieces that took 10 times longer to gather up~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[@cesarmontero1244]

grab one shingle vertical the rest horizontal and either leave bigger bungles or bring them straight to the dump, so you don't have to come back or my favorite is with one pitch fork I like to grab 5-6 shingles and pick from the bottom up in a straight line across the roof and have someone follow me tearing off by hand sometimes I find that easier when your alone

[@ajtaylor3594]

I see you're wearing harnesses on a 4 12 have you seen OSHA lately

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

I have not. Just trying to b post them a little more often

[@geromiejohnson4880]

I couldn't imagine doing that with the harness on.

[@alexpartridge1989]

In Canada we could never do roofs like this. To many roofers installing granular ice and water on entire roofs impossible to strip. And most homes in my area are not straight gables.

[@mrdmnghi]

that's right. Hello from MB

[@alexpartridge1989]

@@mrdmnghi how many homes have you done this year that got 20 years, were a walker and a straight gable. I think I did one. It was a two story needed all new wood fascia and sub fascia with a big drip edge/shingle starter. And was only 9 years old. Most replacements I’ve been doing are 3-7. Whether they did horrible flashing jobs or used those organic shingles or shingled in winter etc. Customers pays cash to save a few bucks ends up paying for 3 roofs in the end. Hire licensed/insured contractors that know what products to use on different pitches and how to flash.

[@Edmocci]

Would like to know the pros and cons of racking versus pyramid and whether it’s possible to transition from one to the other on the same roof plane? As it would relate to 3-tab shaaangles.

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Can't rack architectural shingles it'll instantly void the warranty. Must be stair stepped.

[@Edmocci]

Thanks VC. You probably didn’t see my edit that it was 3 tab, but it sounds like you like racking if it can be done. I’m removing racked shingles as I go so I guess I’ll stick with racking the new. Unless I get gutsy and strip a whole plane.

[@rmsbrooks1]

Finally! Miss you!!!

[@MoneyManHolmes]

Good to see you back on YT, Veteran. I would be tied off too. That looks like a long way down.

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

It's only 10 ft. Did it for the video. Don't want ppl getting hurt coz I'm never tied off

[@MikeHenry3280]

I went back to my old roofing company of 4 yrs... tried something else but ehh.. first job back was a simple house 4/12 30 Sq, but yaaaa ohhh the joys of those ropes haa ya they help at times... but damn if they sometimes slow u down to haaa,

[@tylerforsyth7755]

Are u guys using safety harness

[@nathanhildebrandt2672]

Are pitchforks worth it, since many of the nails get left behind?

[@rustyshackleford1562]

Not worth it at all. Now there are thousands and thousands of loose nails that need pulled and cleaned up.

[@davidmichael6488]

yes worth it on dimensionals because a regular tear-off bar is going to rip through the shingle and you need double the effort to take it off. only takes 10min to go back and get nails

[@rustyshackleford1562]

@@davidmichael6488 I've been roofing 20+ years and thats bs. Plain and simple.

[@iTurntCTG]

@@davidmichael6488 once you come back from lunch and have to pull thousands of nails for hours you’ll say to yourself I’ll never leave the nails behind again.

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

They're really worth it on a 3 tab tear off that's stacked, on warm tar paper. You get under it all, about a 3rd of the nails come with it and it rolls nicely. Depends on the job. It wasn't coming up very easily with the tear off shovels on this side, the next side however we switched it up a little bit. Life's Apprentice will have some of the footage on his page

[@mikelowe8708]

Do y'all leave the paper?

[@JL-hw6lo]

How many square you putting down on this one

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

I put 41 sq down 2 days after this, will likely shingle the rest. Another 25 or so

[@kareem7109]

I’m surprised nobody has commented on the fact that Zach looks just like Turtle from “Entourage “

[@diehardfan173]

That is one giant ass roof side!

[@pearlesme8561]

Thoughts on timberline NS? TAMKO installed on OG lost granules and I had leaks. I’m in the south.

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Both are for the price. My 2 preferred cheaper shingles

[@CB-dh5zj]

Curious to why you use a pitchfork? I feel like they wouldn’t rip nails as well rather just pull the shingles up. I’ve used shingle eaters my whole life. Just curious thanks!

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Just depends on the way its coming up. Sometimes it comes off so easy it's worth it to just go back n have a chill time popping nails. I didn't use them on the entire roof but I did for most of it. If I had another guy doing the same it'd be better for the visual

[@Ptro1]

Any experience with tamko heritage shingles?

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Yea they're decent if you're looking for a bit of a cheaper shingle. I got em on my flip house n they're all sealed up

[@Ptro1]

@@NWIVeteranConstruction yeah they are putting them on a house I’m about to purchase. Always gone metal in the past, guess a asphalt shingle is a asphalt shingle

[@sjfarish]

Good job brother much better than those old roofing shovels.

[@siberianstuntman3344]

I mean the old ones come out easy with a ripper but some of these new Owen's Corning shingles can be a bitch

[@codybrown3896]

again might look all fast tearing off like that now a nigga has to go back and bang nails for days... "do it once do it right"... i use the classic red ripper for the side two shingles at a time and get all the nails when my rip is done i don't have to go back and look for nails...

[@codybrown3896]

this is coming from a professional roofer by trade for the past 13+ years..got my first gig at 20 and a nigga( no disrespect its what i call being a grunt labor..everyone does there time as labor and learns there craft) getting paid hourly and worked my way up to be on a gun and getting paid by the piece

[@ozielgomesdasilva3649]

Bom trabalho brother muito sucesso em seu empreendimento 💪🤜🤛🇧🇷🇺🇲

[@karlinkarlin3786]

Where’s all your help?

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Just 2 n me. Had life's Apprentice show up later for the dry in

[@sergiom4520]

Ropes suck i feel your pain

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Lol

[@jacobdixon8911]

Would be faster if the girl used the shovel instead of keeping those gloves warm

[@justinblain1125]

Making a mess is cool

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

Depends, here was good. Shorthanded day, wasn't bad

[@smeegalsdad1423]

I'd be bitching the whole time about having to wear a rope.

[@billycasal3798]

All the nails left behind :(

[@rustyshackleford1562]

Lol ten thousand or more. Pitch forks are such a waste of time.

[@javinzimmerman1661]

Bro your missing the nails

[@rustyshackleford1562]

Have fun pulling and cleaning up all those nails lmao. Thousands and thousands of them. Pitch forks are a gimic at best and a serious waste of time.

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

They're badass most of the time. And nail popping is easy. Nice little break sometimes. Depends on the job

[@jeffreydaigle8150]

I do roofing and have never worn a harness in my life. Looks miserable and more dangerous to have the damn thing

[@NWIVeteranConstruction]

It is

[@manictiger]

I'm a noob, so I'm being careful, but I got a much lighter set up. Basically it just goes on like a pair of shorts, and then I'm using 3000-lb. paracord, instead of that bulky crappy rope.

[@tntlife73]

lets just woof over da nails otay