What type of roofing do you prefer?

[Lamb]

My neighbors just got a new metal roof on their home and they love it. We still have the normal shingles and will put the same back on later this year when we get the money to have a new roof put on.

What type of roof do you prefer?

 

[tango]

Anything that keeps the rain on the outside is good with me.

We have a metal roof over part of the house and the original flat wooden roof (coated with many layers of waterproofing materials) over the rest. We got tired of having the roof patched only for rainwater to flow over the patch and through the next leaky section, so we had the entire thing recoated.

 

[Lees]

Anything that keeps the rain on the outside is good with me.

We have a metal roof over part of the house and the original flat wooden roof (coated with many layers of waterproofing materials) over the rest. We got tired of having the roof patched only for rainwater to flow over the patch and through the next leaky section, so we had the entire thing recoated.

When you say 'recoated' what do you mean?

Lees

 

[tango]

When you say 'recoated' what do you mean?

Lees

We had a contractor come in and lay multiple layers of waterproofing material across the entire roof. I'm not sure exactly what it was, only that it was the same stuff he laid across the porch roof and as far as I can tell neither of them have let in any water in a very long time. We used to get water dripping through the attic roof after even moderately heavy rain, now we don't get a drop even after torrential rain.

 

[Lees]

We had a contractor come in and lay multiple layers of waterproofing material across the entire roof. I'm not sure exactly what it was, only that it was the same stuff he laid across the porch roof and as far as I can tell neither of them have let in any water in a very long time. We used to get water dripping through the attic roof after even moderately heavy rain, now we don't get a drop even after torrential rain.

I have heard of 'spray on coating' over older asphalt shingles, and was wondering if that was what you were talking about.

I have heard good and bad things about it and so was wondering your experience with it, if that was what it was.

Always the important factor with the roof, seems to me, to be the weight load the roof can stand.

Are you talking about a 'spray on coating'?

Lees

 

[tango]

I have heard of 'spray on coating' over older asphalt shingles, and was wondering if that was what you were talking about.

I have heard good and bad things about it and so was wondering your experience with it, if that was what it was.

Always the important factor with the roof, seems to me, to be the weight load the roof can stand.

Are you talking about a 'spray on coating'?

Lees

There may have been some spray involved but from what I recall (it was a long time ago now) it was some kind of waterproof fabric put on the roof in layers, with presumably something in between the layers to make sure they all stay stuck together and stuck to the roof. It was applied to a period wood roof that probably had something over the top of it, but I don't know what was originally there.

From what I can see from the inside of the attic the roof is almost certainly as strong as any regular floor in the house. It's probably stronger than the floor in a more modern built house because when this house was built 2x8 meant 2x8 rather than 1.5x7.25, and the wood was stronger because it was allowed to grow more slowly.

 

[Lees]

There may have been some spray involved but from what I recall (it was a long time ago now) it was some kind of waterproof fabric put on the roof in layers, with presumably something in between the layers to make sure they all stay stuck together and stuck to the roof. It was applied to a period wood roof that probably had something over the top of it, but I don't know what was originally there.

From what I can see from the inside of the attic the roof is almost certainly as strong as any regular floor in the house. It's probably stronger than the floor in a more modern built house because when this house was built 2x8 meant 2x8 rather than 1.5x7.25, and the wood was stronger because it was allowed to grow more slowly.

Sounds good. Thanks.

Also, I would like to add, a friend of mine built my house. My demand was 'no nail guns'. Every thing must be hand driven nails. 16 or 8 penny nails. He agreed as long as I would help drive all the main beams and joist's. Which I did.

I have a shingle roof and, because of the roof age, am considering putting a metal roof on top of it. The metal roof doesn't add that much weight to the structure. Which is why I would rather keep the shingle roof in place.

I have read about the spray on roofing but have mixed reports on it. Which is why I would rather go with the added metal roof.

Lees

 

[tango]

Sounds good. Thanks.

Also, I would like to add, a friend of mine built my house. My demand was 'no nail guns'. Every thing must be hand driven nails. 16 or 8 penny nails. He agreed as long as I would help drive all the main beams and joist's. Which I did.

I have a shingle roof and, because of the roof age, am considering putting a metal roof on top of it. The metal roof doesn't add that much weight to the structure. Which is why I would rather keep the shingle roof in place.

I have read about the spray on roofing but have mixed reports on it. Which is why I would rather go with the added metal roof.

Lees

I've become a fan of having layers of redundancy, as long as each one adds some value. As long as a metal roof over the top of the shingle won't cause you problems down the line, if you need to work on the shingle but can't because the metal is in the way, that seems like a good way to go.