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The Roof Replacement Experience
(DJ) writes:
This is the first time I'm ever going to have my roof replaced. This is
also the first time posting to this newsgroup. Looks interesting; I'll have
to catch up on reading some old posts. I hope that someone here with the
experience will have time to answer my questions here. My house is just a
small bi-level; one floor takes up about 600 sq. ft. Reading the agreement
papers with the roofing contractor has me worried about a few things.
1. Noise. Really, how noisy is it? Is it enough to want to be out of the
house?
You will have half a dozen 200 lb. elves pounding on your roof with big
hammers. What you want to do about that is your business. Don't plan on
catching any afternoon naps. You probably will be able to talk on the
telephone.
2. Be home or not to be home? I'm inclined to be home when they're
working, but is there any reason why I shouldn't be?
Stick around. If you are there to let the workers into the house, they
will be less inclined to **** on the siding.
3. Vibrations; I have no real valuables in the house, but do I really need
to be worried about taking pictures down?
Not unless your picture hooks are exceptionally flimsy.
4. Our "attic" area is unfinished, and we don't store anything up there.
There's just a sea of exposed insulation. Should I cover it before they
open up the roof? Or can roof debris just drop into the insulation and stay
there forever?
Your are doing a tear-off, huh? Yes, you will get some debris on the
insulation. Don't worry about it. It will stay there forever. It's not
like you will be looking at it. While the roof is off is an excellent
time to blow more insulation in, if you want to upgrade. Instead of
building sheet metal dams to protect the eave vents, you can just blow
the insulation in and rake it back to restore the ventilation. Don't
blow insulation against chimneys or recessed lighting fixtures.
If you have any other observations that you think a novice to getting a roof
replaced should know, please tell me! I really appreciate anyone's insight
on the matter.
Remove any shrubs or flowers you want to save. A tear-off is tough on
the landscaping next to the house.
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