 Prince Frederick New Roof Job: three tab 25
year shingles are leaking and moss, lichens, and falling debris have finally taken their
toll. We'll remove the two layers of shingles and reroof with synthetic underlayment and new
Certainteed Lanndmark shingles; color - Resawn Shake. |
Several plywood issues were revealed as the old layers of
shingles were peeled from the plywood roof deck. Here, all of this damage resulted from ONE
bad pipe collar. Three pieces of 1/2" CDX plywood were needed to correct the subroof. |
The opposite side of the roof was no different; one leaky pipe
collar caused three sheets worth of plywood replacement. Note the Berger UDL Synthetic
Underlayment at the bottom of this section; it's a great back up to the roof we will be installing
here shortly. |
Here's the old plywood. You're looking at the section
that faced the insulation in the cathedral style ceiling. See the mold? Yes, it's
the black stuff in the center of the 4 x 8 plywood sheet. Not very healthy, is it? No
problem, we're replacing parts of the old roof deck with "healthy" subroofing. |
Nice, straight roofing lines always result when chalk lines are
"struck" prior to nailing the Landmark Shingles. That resawn shake color looks pretty nice,
eh?
Kind of matches the rustic surroundings. |
This little "bump out" dormer is a 2.5 in 12 slope; so
Certainteed WinterGuard "ice and water shield" was used as the underlayment. Using this
material will eliminate ice dams in the winter time, and protect against wind driven rain as
well. No more problems here . . . |
The Landmark shingle by Certainteed has a very defined color
pattern that just looks great on this house. |
The shingle vent ridge vent system will help ventilate the
tricky cathedral areas of this home. We could feel the heat rising out of the insulation
cavaties just as soon as we cut the ventilation slot in the existing plywood. |
The ridge vent system from end-to-end is nice and straight and
will add a "green" element to the roofing system. Ridge vents are considered green because
they save energy without the assistance of fueled sources; like electricity required to power
cooling fans . . . |
Another view from the top shows the ridge vent system, brand new
pipe collar, and the new vent fan cover. Note that the "Gutter Helmet" system was properly
removed and replaced as we moved throught the new roof installation process. |
What's that funny looking thing? It's a fancy roofing
magnet that picks up all of the nails that you just can't see after a roof tear off. Lots of
nails hit the ground no matter how hard we try to keep 'em on the roof. It's
unavoidable. |
Some of these nails we picked up weren't from the roofing
job. Just another small added bonus. |
Ahhhhh, it's beautiful. Another double-layer roofing tear
off successfully reroofed using Certainteed Landmark Shingles, synthetic underlayment, and a new
shingle vent ridge vent system. |
