To say that it is particularly vulnerable to water and ice damage would be an
understatement.
About half of
the roofs that we inspect don't have any type of protection here except for maybe the existing
shingles and a layer of 15# roofing felt. That leaves plenty of room for
improvement; so we have developed an upgrade for that!
First we add
our Custom formed aluminum drip
edges to insure that all water
flowing down your new roof ends up in the aluminum gutters -- and not
soaking into the sub-roof and fascia -- causing fungus, mold, and rot.
We manufacture these drip edges on-site by
skillfully bending painted siding-grade aluminum with a special sheet metal brake so
that the flashings will fit your house exactly.
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Ice and Water
Barrier is then applied at all gutter edges, valleys, (and around penetrations) to
guard against wind driven rain and ice dams in the winter. (Ice & Water Barrier is now
a building code
requirement in MD.)
This
"sticky backed" barrier forms a weatherproof bond with the subroof AND
the new aluminum drip edge ...permanently protecting plywood, OSB underlay, and
the finishing lumber underneath (like fascia boards and soffit).
I haven't noticed any other contractors do anything like this
... Some contractors will install a "factory made" drip edge ... which is
better than nothing, but only has about 1" of surface area for the ice & water barrier to
seal to.
"Not good enough!" we say. We kick it up a notch and
provide 6" of integration. 'Nuff said.
The whole reason we make our own 6" drip edge is because we treat your new roof installation as if
it were our own house!
So now you know the rest of the story.
We also put "ice and water barrier" in all valleys, and around penetrations and chimneys.
Thanks for stopping by!
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