Shingles upon shingles
Oh. My. God.
The roof over the toilet area is a DISASTER. My sensei had laid down about 5 layers of tar shingles and 2 layers of flashing; all of it caulked together with silicon. Just underneath the topmost layer--a green ... I don't know what to call it...it's like a shingle that never ends--was a patchwork of various bits and pieces of wood, meant to (I assume) take the dip out of the roof where water had accumulated. We, at least, figured out why the roof leaked: the water pooled there, then soaked into the wood. Once saturated, the wood started to drip water. Sheesh.
Originally, we were just going to build a new roof over the existing one, seal it up, and call it good. We were going to put flashing on the seams, like we did over other seams in the roof (the source of the aforementioned leaks in the back rooms). My partner came out and said she didn't want it done half-assed. This is when all three of us started to realize the scope of the project. She left to go watch our son, leaving my neighbor and I on the roof to continue the removal of 5 layers of tar shingles and 2 layers of flashing.
We gave up.
Most of the wood is already up for the new roof. Friday (we're refraining from work tomorrow since it's Thanksgiving) we will finish it. It's supposed to snow like hell tomorrow (based on one source)...or it'll just spit flakes here and there (based on another source). I'm hoping for little snow; otherwise, finishing this roof is going to be a bitch.
The roof over the toilet area is a DISASTER. My sensei had laid down about 5 layers of tar shingles and 2 layers of flashing; all of it caulked together with silicon. Just underneath the topmost layer--a green ... I don't know what to call it...it's like a shingle that never ends--was a patchwork of various bits and pieces of wood, meant to (I assume) take the dip out of the roof where water had accumulated. We, at least, figured out why the roof leaked: the water pooled there, then soaked into the wood. Once saturated, the wood started to drip water. Sheesh.
Originally, we were just going to build a new roof over the existing one, seal it up, and call it good. We were going to put flashing on the seams, like we did over other seams in the roof (the source of the aforementioned leaks in the back rooms). My partner came out and said she didn't want it done half-assed. This is when all three of us started to realize the scope of the project. She left to go watch our son, leaving my neighbor and I on the roof to continue the removal of 5 layers of tar shingles and 2 layers of flashing.
We gave up.
Most of the wood is already up for the new roof. Friday (we're refraining from work tomorrow since it's Thanksgiving) we will finish it. It's supposed to snow like hell tomorrow (based on one source)...or it'll just spit flakes here and there (based on another source). I'm hoping for little snow; otherwise, finishing this roof is going to be a bitch.
posted by xanadian at 10:37 PM
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