Hi Folks:
I'm living in a bungalo with a 4 square foot hole in the kitchen's
ceiling's sheetrock right now. Thanks to the torrential rainfall
yesterday. Anyway, it's only a 10ft X 20ft section of the roof that's
'pretty' flat. Let's change that 'pretty'. I just measured the slope
to 5" in 10 feet! I guess that's 'too pretty' for pretty shingles. It
currently has the 'rolled' shingle variety, with I suspect ordinary
felt paper under it. It looks a mess. There are hills and valleys
almost an inch high, like it buckled up or something. I can feel water
under the shingle, I guess sitting on top of the tar paper where it's
not ripped.. Under the tar paper, the roof is entirely 1"X4" slats of
wood NOT tongue&groove. The rafters are 24" spaced. Without changing
the wood, is there a good chance 'titanium udl' or something like that
hold up, with more of our lovely rolled-shingle on top?
Thanks!
Harry

HarryHydro wrote:

Hi Folks:
I'm living in a bungalo with a 4 square foot hole in the kitchen's
ceiling's sheetrock right now. Thanks to the torrential rainfall
yesterday. Anyway, it's only a 10ft X 20ft section of the roof that's
'pretty' flat. Let's change that 'pretty'. I just measured the slope
to 5" in 10 feet! I guess that's 'too pretty' for pretty shingles.

The lowest allowed pitch I've seen for a shingle application is 1:12 and
you're at 1:20 at best. That definitely requires treatment as a flat
roof.

....
wood NOT tongue&groove. The rafters are 24" spaced. Without changing
the wood, is there a good chance 'titanium udl' or something like that
hold up, with more of our lovely rolled-shingle on top?

I don't have a clue what 'titanium udl' is but if decking isn't solid,
nothing is likely to hold. I'd fix what was wrong w/ the existing
decking and re-roof w/ a good flat roof system of your choice. You
don't mention whether you're in an area w/ a snow/ice problem or not but
that will also be a consideration if you are.

Isn't that a song by The Dead Kennedys???

Duane Bozarth wrote:
HarryHydro wrote:

Hi Folks:
I'm living in a bungalo with a 4 square foot hole in the kitchen's
ceiling's sheetrock right now. Thanks to the torrential rainfall
yesterday. Anyway, it's only a 10ft X 20ft section of the roof that's
'pretty' flat. Let's change that 'pretty'. I just measured the slope
to 5" in 10 feet! I guess that's 'too pretty' for pretty shingles.

The lowest allowed pitch I've seen for a shingle application is 1:12 and
you're at 1:20 at best. That definitely requires treatment as a flat
roof.

...
wood NOT tongue&groove. The rafters are 24" spaced. Without changing
the wood, is there a good chance 'titanium udl' or something like that
hold up, with more of our lovely rolled-shingle on top?

I don't have a clue what 'titanium udl' is but if decking isn't solid,
nothing is likely to hold. I'd fix what was wrong w/ the existing
decking and re-roof w/ a good flat roof system of your choice. You
don't mention whether you're in an area w/ a snow/ice problem or not but
that will also be a consideration if you are.

Hi: Ice? You say, "Ice"? I have a picture where I'm almost behind a
total wall of icicles from the side of the house to the ground!
Harry

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On 10 Oct 2005 12:30:32 -0700, "HarryHydro"
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Hi Folks:

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Without changingthe wood, is there a good chance 'titanium udl' or something
like that
hold up, with more of our lovely rolled-shingle on top?
Thanks!
Harry


Years ago I built two leans on my garage with a low pitch like you
explain.

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I think
I am better off just using steel roofing and being done with it. The
steel is pricey, but I can install it myself, and in all honesty, I
think installing steel is easier than the roll roofing, at least on a
completely square roof like mine.

Mark


One more product to look into is Onduline. It's a composite, corrugated
sheeting which won't ever need paint and won't discolor. I'm thinking the
life expectancy is
somewhere in the 20 yr neighborhood.

HarryHydro wrote:

Duane Bozarth wrote:
HarryHydro wrote:

Hi Folks:
I'm living in a bungalo with a 4 square foot hole in the kitchen's
ceiling's sheetrock right now. Thanks to the torrential rainfall
yesterday. Anyway, it's only a 10ft X 20ft section of the roof that's
'pretty' flat. Let's change that 'pretty'. I just measured the slope
to 5" in 10 feet! I guess that's 'too pretty' for pretty shingles.

The lowest allowed pitch I've seen for a shingle application is 1:12 and
you're at 1:20 at best. That definitely requires treatment as a flat
roof.

...
wood NOT tongue&groove. The rafters are 24" spaced. Without changing
the wood, is there a good chance 'titanium udl' or something like that
hold up, with more of our lovely rolled-shingle on top?

I don't have a clue what 'titanium udl' is but if decking isn't solid,
nothing is likely to hold. I'd fix what was wrong w/ the existing
decking and re-roof w/ a good flat roof system of your choice. You
don't mention whether you're in an area w/ a snow/ice problem or not but
that will also be a consideration if you are.

Hi: Ice? You say, "Ice"? I have a picture where I'm almost behind a
total wall of icicles from the side of the house to the ground!
Harry

Then you definitely do not want to shingle that roof---even if it did
meet the minimum slope for water, the ice dam problem would be severe.