The storm was well timed as we had just had our roof replaced less than 12 days before.
In previous posts, we showed our hatch and skylight being installed, and our chimneys being removed to prepare for our roof replacement. Our roof had as much as 3" of old roofing layers that had accumulated over the lifespan of the house.
On a brisk December Sunday, the roofing crew from Citywide Roofing showed up with a 4 person crew and a mini European dump truck that they parked on our sidewalk in front of the house. Together, we removed all these old layers down to the 1 1/4" pine roof sheathing and installed a new modified bitumen roof over a fiberglass base sheet. The entire tear-off and replacement took less than 8 hours.
In addition to removing all the roofing, we also replaced all the old fascia/cornice trim, scupper, and downspout. We upsized the new scupper box and downspout from 3" to 4" to better conduct massive downpours and reduce ice build-up.
Additional carpentry was required at the rear of the house where standing water was ponding on the old roof.
We rebuilt a new roof cricket to properly divert the the water to the scupper box.
The fiberglass base was nailed w/ ring-shanked metal washer nails to the sheathing.
The roof membrane installation was torched-down / Heat applied.
Our new roof is warranted for 15 years by City Roofing It will likely last longer as the future roof deck will shade the roof from degrading UV rays.
Apparently, we were their first customers to actually get on the roof and put in a full-day's work helping the crew. I am glad they let us participate - as I was able to inspect the roof as it was being installed. No corners cut here!
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4 comments:
It was wonderful that you had such great weather the first part of December. The roof looks great!!
Nature loves you and Maura.
Hi Kris! Thanks man for sharing this interesting post. I have a question with roof replacement though. How many days did it take to finish the entire roof? Just to have an estimate in mind. It's just that my mom wants me to help her find professional roofers in Denver to replace her roof. However, I'm completely blank when it comes to home construction and repairs. I was able to call several roofers, Denver CO based expert to inquire about their services. In fact, they'll be starting next week. I'm hoping that the replacement would resolve the problems with roof leaks as well.
Thanks man.
Man, it's Holiday season again, and we're starting to feel the chills here in Lincoln. Roofing of our house? I don't know if it could take the weather for the coming days. It's been keeping us warm for the past twenty years, and I think it's about time to reconstruct it. Thanks for this post, anyway.
Wow, you got that roof finished in the nick of time! How did it stand against the snow storm? Looking at the pictures of the roof construction, I’d say it was more of a roof OVERHAUL than just a replacement. Haha! But hey, it was all worth it since it protected you from that snow storm. How long did it take for the roof to be finished, by the way?
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