Brian Smith Roofing Project
Bowie, MD

It's important to note the differences in our new roofs vs. the competition's; namely the "upgrades" that most other roofers don't even consider doing.

1. Custom formed aluminum drip edges that help direct water into the gutters so that the plywood and fascia is protected from water and ice dams for the life of your roof.  We custom form them on site on our sheet metal brake so that they fit your roof exactly. There will be about 156 feet of 6" wide drip edge applied to this project.

2. Ice and water shield that permanently bonds itself to the plywood surface AND the aluminum drip edge to prevent damage to plywood from ice dams and horizontal rain.  There will be about 260 feet of material, 3 feet wide, when this job is completed.

3. Custom wall flashing (under the siding, above).  I haven't seen anybody else do this routinely, and on this project, we'll use black aluminum to blend with the new shingles. There will be about 150 feet of wall flashing installed.

4. Underneath the roofing, instead of using the old fashioned "tarpaper" (that almost everybody else STILL uses), we use Berger UDL Synthetic Underlayment, which is much more effective at protecting against leaks caused by "wind driven rain" ... and has the added benefit of discouraging mold growth -- unlike tarpaper.

It's especially important that ice and water shield is intalled in all valleys as well ... since there's more volume of water where the runoff merges ... and therefore more chances for leaking over time.

 

Since we are tearing the entire roof and felt off, it's the perfect time to cut bigger slots in the plywood and install a new Shingle Vent II ridge vent system.  The added volume of air circulated throughout the attic will keep the area cooler AND drier:

1.  Keeping the insulation dry and making it more effective.

2.  Lowering your heating and cooling bills.

3.  Eliminating dangerous mold and mildew and helping out your allergies.

When we remove these "fogged up" WASCO skylights, we will:

1. Install ice and water shield around all curbs to eliminate any future ice dam possibility and/or leaks.

2. Custom form new flashing to cover the curb.  Color will be bronze to match the new skylights.

3. Install new foam tape that will bond the new skylights to the curb (the old ones don't have this; so there's quite a bit of air loss through each one).

4. Install new WASCO GS2222 skylight units.

Don't worry, over the years WASCO has gotten a lot better with their insulated glass units -- Just about all insulated glass made by all manufacturers leaked back in those days. Now they use newer glazing technology that makes the glass seals last longer. 

... And, while we're up there, we'll reflash the chimney (the flashing is under the siding) and apply ice and water shield to the chimney cricket for protection.  We'll also re-roof the bay window roofs on each side of the addition, using:

• Our fancy aluminum drip edge,
  
• Ice and water shield,
  
• Berger UDL Synthetic Underlayment, and
  
• Custom wall flashing.
  
  

All gutters will be respiked, and rehung where necessary, using modern interior "screw type" hangers which will hold better and longer ...

Any questions so far?  Shoot me an email at Bill@HomeRestorationsMd.com .

All bay windows get the custom treatment as well ...