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Now that the surrounding tiles are no longer resting on the broken tile we can remove it.
Most tile roofs are not nailed down*, instead the tiles have nubs that rest behind the small boards running horizontally under the tiles as shown above. Due to this fact you will need to lift up the back end of the tile in order to slide it out. *A steeper sloped roof is more likely to be nailed down, as are the bottom two courses of most roofs. If you need to pull nails from the problem tile or the adjacent tiles be very cautious about exerting pressure on the tiles when prying.

Lesson Start Step 1  Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 and 5 View All on One Page   Tile Roof Pictures 1 Tile Roof Pictures 2 Do Tile Roofs Need to be Pressure Washed for any Reason Other than Maintaining a Clean Look? Additional Maintenance Necessary for Tile Roofs Don't Tiles Break When They're Walked On?

Practical Pressure

Professional Pressure Washing Services

"Keeping the Green State in a Clean State"

We provide cleaning services for western Washington. Practical Pressure is based in Tacoma WA and cleans in many of the following cities and towns:

Seattle, Tacoma, Lakewood, Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, DuPont, Kent, Auburn, Black Diamond, Puyallup, Bellevue, Renton, Federal Way, Milton, Spanaway and more.

Our services include roof cleaning (tile, shake and composition) maintenance and repairs as well as moss removal and moss prevention. We power wash decks, driveways, siding, gutters (we also do gutter cleaning), and just about anything else that you may want cleaned.