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New Roof Questions. (New England)
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Live in New England. Looks like we need a new roof. Know nothing about roofs. What type of roof shingle should we be interested in ? Brands that are good ? Any to avoid. I guess these things come in different thicknesses (weights ?). What would be typical for a New England climate. New roof would probably be going on over existing shingles. Is trhere an intermediate layer that is put between them ? I know they sometimes use a metal "ice protection sheet" (not sure of the exact terminology) that goes a foot or so up from the edges. Is this a good thing to have ? What should we be asking the contractor, or what should we be specifying ? Any and all thoughts on would be appreciated. Thanks, Bob |
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New Roof Questions. (New England)
Robert11 wrote:
Hello: Live in New England. Looks like we need a new roof. Know nothing about roofs. What type of roof shingle should we be interested in ? Brands that are good ? Any to avoid. I guess these things come in different thicknesses (weights ?). What would be typical for a New England climate. New roof would probably be going on over existing shingles. Is trhere an intermediate layer that is put between them ? I know they sometimes use a metal "ice protection sheet" (not sure of the exact terminology) that goes a foot or so up from the edges. Is this a good thing to have ? What should we be asking the contractor, or what should we be specifying ? Any and all thoughts on would be appreciated. Thanks, Bob And much depends on how much you want to invest. I replaced a heavy shake in the Denver Area a few years ago. Ended up with a stone covered steel. Being in a heavy hail area I got a 27% discount on my homeowners insurance. Costs as much as a heavy shake but appears it will last forever. Light weight. http://www.gerardusa.com/ I got their tile version: http://www.gerardusa.com/tile.shtml |
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