cutting roofing nails

[aidan]

I have a shed to take down, the round roof is in poor condition so not going on top too dangerous. The roof is 40year old corrugated iron, held down with shed nails as we call them and rubber washers. The shed nails are 6mm thick.

teleporter and basket available to lift me up to get access to the nails.

Whats the easiest way to cut them.

would the rubber washer be insulating the nail from the sheet i wonder, otherwise would use my lidl plasma cutter with integrated compressor. the rubber washer would prevent me getting an earther i suppose, and the timber is unlikely to be a counductor

 

[Fendt516profi]

Thin disk on angle grinder through washer

 

[Blackleg]

Could you cut the tin around the nails?

 

[aidan]

Thin disk on angle grinder through washer

Could you cut the tin around the nails?

I cant go overhead, teleporter wont reach that high, but i can reach the underside from underneath

 

[thorpe]

I have a shed to take down, the round roof is in poor condition so not going on top too dangerous. The roof is 40year old corrugated iron, held down with shed nails as we call them and rubber washers. The shed nails are 6mm thick.

teleporter and basket available to lift me up to get access to the nails.

Whats the easiest way to cut them.

would the rubber washer be insulating the nail from the sheet i wonder, otherwise would use my lidl plasma cutter with integrated compressor. the rubber washer would prevent me getting an earther i suppose, and the timber is unlikely to be a counductor

reciprocating battery saw bl00dy brilliant.

 

[aidan]

reciprocating battery saw bl00dy brilliant.

i am aware of that, its actually a squeeze to get the blade in beside the nail, hence thinking about plan b

 

[Fendt516profi]

Any access to a cherry picker

 

[Highland Mule]

@grainboy is the expert at this sort of thing.

 

[grainboy]

As above, Zip saw,

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Can you work from inside but from top down once one line of sheets are removed?

 

[grainboy]

No expert, just have to find a solution to a problem, and be safe,

@grainboy is the expert at this sort of thing.

 

[aidan]

forgot to add sheets also are pop riveted together to make it a bit harder, 2 rivets along the edge, the rivets look to be in vgc

 

[grainboy]

It’s the rivets that are the problem.
Good luck

 

[SilliamWhale]

Bucket off a 360 and smash it off

 

[Steevo]

360 with grab would pluck them off nicely

 

[Andrew]

Much grab on the telehandler.

 

[grainboy]

Once did one by,
Cutting all the pins, forget about the rivets, and pulled of in one, with 12 m telehandler.

 

[upnortheast]

If the shed is to come down, cut the legs at ground level, pull with a tractor. Then the roof is in a much safer place to work on

 

[glasshouse]

I have a shed to take down, the round roof is in poor condition so not going on top too dangerous. The roof is 40year old corrugated iron, held down with shed nails as we call them and rubber washers. The shed nails are 6mm thick.

teleporter and basket available to lift me up to get access to the nails.

Whats the easiest way to cut them.

would the rubber washer be insulating the nail from the sheet i wonder, otherwise would use my lidl plasma cutter with integrated compressor. the rubber washer would prevent me getting an earther i suppose, and the timber is unlikely to be a counductor

Get a telehandler and put a twenty foot metal pole over a pallet fork and just bash the sheets down

 

[grainboy]

Love to put that procedure on a method statement, !!