Circular Saw blade for cutting through 3-Tab Roofing?

[Rusty Heap]

Have (had) a ~11x14' shed out in one of my pastures.

Neighbors tree fell on it crushed flat.

It has standard 3 tab roofing nailed down to 1/2 or 3/4" plywood roof sheeting


So I either, Burn in in place (3-Tab would make a smokey stinky mess I'd imaging) but that also leaves a ton of nails in the pasture which is a big no no.

Or I saw it into manageable sized piece and take it to the dump on my flatbed trailer.


So which skill saw blade would you suggest to cut through the 3 tab? standard blade or?

[ben parrish]

Standard older carbide blade…last load to the dump put it on the pile and get a new blade. Nothing special or hard about the shingles but they will cover the blade in “tar”.

[Tobra]

Cut the shingles up with a hook blade

[look 171]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Roof-Zone-Serrated-Roofers-Spade-with-wide-heel-Steel-Handle-13874/301759220 This thing.
Its worth your back bending over on a roof cutting up small pieces with a worm drive but if you must, https://www.bigrocksupply.com/store/p/6212-Roofers-Carbide-Circular-Saw-Blade-7-1/4-in-14-Teeth.aspx

That pitch fork thingy will remove a lot of the nails. Start from bottom up. My roofer will have 5-6 guys strip a roof with those simple tools in half a day while the dump truck is parked on the driveway as they pitch the roof into it.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Cut the shingles up with a hook blade

This. A hook knife.

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/milwaukee-tool-5-pc-hook-utility-knife-blades/1000665428?eid=PS_GOOGLE_D25T_Corporate_GGL_Shoppi ng_PLA_Tools_Tools__PRODUCT_GROUP_pla-560180521355&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzrrqlxyZ9S5JsHXES_0 CwUSeq45JGmTx29SDEn_cOw4_JMocGdCmaoaAmMwEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds



I did the circular saw blade thing once, I was wearing safety glasses and still got glass and grit in my eye… an hour on irrigation at the hospital was the only real accomplishment. I switched to a hook blade and finished the job. The next roofing job, I learned to cut the shingles to length as I installed them.

[Zeke]

When you pull up the roof it will break into manageable pieces to haul. Get a roof fork.

[Tobra]

^this too^ he is old and wise

[911 Rod]

That's a small shed. Just go Rambo on it with a crowbar and a sledge.