Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
You are right on the sealing of the shingle, Heat does make the shingle seal to each other sooner, But when I did shingling years ago, I found there was no problem in this area. I do recommend buying a good grade of shingles and have taken a liking to the architectural shingles shthat I had installed on my house when I had it built a few years back. Plus went building my pole barn I and a friend installed them on the barn roof. RJ - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof Hi RJ, I wasn't aware of that issue. My concern is that the under part of the shingle won't be able to adhere to the top part of the shingle below it. Isn't there a tar substance that is suppose to stick to the top of the shingle, thereby sealing the shingles together? I believe this is suppose to happen because of the heat. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
It might not seal up correctly until the whether worms up a bit though, but it is possible. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: Blind Handyman Listserv Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof Hi All, I have hired a contractor to lay down a new roof on my house. While I realize that the best times and climate is to do it in the summer, is it still possible to do a good job when temperatures are sitting close to zero degrees Celsius, or 32 Fahrenheit? Unfortunately, due to other stuff that had to be done in the house, we have had to postpone the roofing to later this month. While we have not had snow yet, and the temperatures are still above freezing in the daytime, we are hitting close to freezing at night. Is this still doable, or am I looking at something bad happening if the roof gets laid down now? Any help would be appreciated. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
Hi RJ, I wasn't aware of that issue. My concern is that the under part of the shingle won't be able to adhere to the top part of the shingle below it. Isn't there a tar substance that is suppose to stick to the top of the shingle, thereby sealing the shingles together? I believe this is suppose to happen because of the heat. Victor Gouveia
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
. - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof Hi Dale, RJ and everyone else who posted on my query, As I said, RJ, my initial fear was the bonding of the shingles to each other, creating a kink in the link, so to speak. Lord knows we get some mighty strong prevailing winds up here, and I'm afraid that if the shingles don't bond to each other, a gust of wind will start flapping them around, and snow or water will creep up under them. Apparently, As you may have read from Dale's message, not having them seal to each other is also a good thing, as it allows for them to adjust to their new homes. As to your comment about the ice shields Dale, that is specifically why we are replacing the roof. During our last ice storm back in January, we found that it started raining from our light fixtures when the ice melted off of the roof. This prompted me to call a roofer to find out why it did that, and how I could prevent it from happening again. He essentially told me that the roof was laid without any ice shields, so the water just backed up into the rafters, and onto my ceiling. My daughter thought it was really pretty...I did not. In any case, I can't really say whether the ice shield is a code requirement or not, but considering the ice and leaks we've been getting, I would say that we needed one anyway. Thanks everyone for your comments, and I'll let you know what he says when he starts on the roof and I address my concerns with him. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Laying Down a Roof
Hi Dale, RJ and everyone else who posted on my query, As I said, RJ, my initial fear was the bonding of the shingles to each other, creating a kink in the link, so to speak. Lord knows we get some mighty strong prevailing winds up here, and I'm afraid that if the shingles don't bond to each other, a gust of wind will start flapping them around, and snow or water will creep up under them. Apparently, As you may have read from Dale's message, not having them seal to each other is also a good thing, as it allows for them to adjust to their new homes. As to your comment about the ice shields Dale, that is specifically why we are replacing the roof. During our last ice storm back in January, we found that it started raining from our light fixtures when the ice melted off of the roof. This prompted me to call a roofer to find out why it did that, and how I could prevent it from happening again. He essentially told me that the roof was laid without any ice shields, so the water just backed up into the rafters, and onto my ceiling. My daughter thought it was really pretty...I did not. In any case, I can't really say whether the ice shield is a code requirement or not, but considering the ice and leaks we've been getting, I would say that we needed one anyway. Thanks everyone for your comments, and I'll let you know what he says when he starts on the roof and I address my concerns with him. Victor Gouveia
