On Apr 21, 9:58*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:05:12 -0700 (PDT), N8N
wrote:





On Apr 21, 11:03*am, Home Guy wrote:
gonjah wrote:
This is roofing we're talking about. *It's not rocket science.

And if you were any kind of man, you'd be up there on your roof
with them - performing your own examination and being critical
of their work WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT. *Maybe even give them a
hand, moving bundles around, helping with the chalk lines.

I'm not following. Any decent contractor would want you to watch,
but help? I don't think so.

That's exactly what I did when I had my roof done about 6 years ago.

I was up there, practically like one of the crew. *About the only thing
I didn't do was any nailing.

I had about 8 sheets of decking replaced - mostly the sections that
formed the eaves. *When each sheet came off, I had my shop vac up there
and I vacuumed out the junk that was there (which included a few dried
up squirel carcasses).

With the decking sections removed, I took pictures from various angles
for documentation so I could refer to them later when I did any soffit
or attic work. *These pictures show how the varous trusses and joists
run, some vent lines and even some electrical wiring that would have
been a pain for me to trace from inside the attic when it was closed up.

I also re-arranged the insulation and the eave-baffles to insure good
air flow. *I added additional insulation where I found it was lacking.

I've also helped a few friends and family do their roofs over the
years. *It's got to be one of the simplest jobs that a homeowner can do
(from a "fussy" or meticulous point of view) while being some-what
physically demanding.

"Somewhat physically demanding" being the understatement of the
century, if you're someone like YT who doesn't deal well at all with
hot weather. *Bring lots of water up there with you and some gatorade
as well. *Trust me on this one.

My last house had a metal roof and that made me very, very happy. *I
made a few minor repairs where some edging got damaged in a heavy
snowstorm, but that was it.

nate

* You don't want to be doing a black roof in August - trust me!!! I
did 2 on the farm one summer when I was 14 and it darn near killed me.

summer roofs lay better, smooth and likely the shingles stick down
better to.

i know for a fact cold weather is a bad time to install roofs.

and black is a poor color choice in most places.

it causes excess roof heating, making homes with or without AC hotter,
and black shingles have shorter lives