bill's quest
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oldog/newtrick,
From the interaction here and at GAF...(applause please),
I have the following list of expectations:
--remove warped wood causing telegraphing and re shingle over new planks;or, simply fix uneven deck boards
--replace shingles that are cupped and do not settle down after a few months of hot weather
--replace meshed down roll ridge vent with GAF rigid rent3(I will pay for material difference)
--close off gable vents (as in proposal)with heavy mil plastic
--trim the top edge of the hidden shingle in the valleys (as indicated in your last post, and i will have to look at the video
--replace new three solar tube domes scratched during roof installation (I bought them and at the roof contractor's instruction had them installed by another individual the day before ..I inspected them..no scratches until roof installation....the domes will work just as well scratched or not, but an opinion of a contractor friend is that they should not be allowed to get away with it)
As always feel free to comment as an opinion..Any items look unreasonable?
p.s. as an aside the contractor who went on the roof with me said that on his jobs the chimney flashing is finished with mortar instead of what looks like a black roofing adhesive and that he prefers galvanized metal to aluminum...when I look around I do not see many finished with mortar...he claims that it lasts much longer...and that the adhesive will need to be re-done in about ten years..or when there is water damage...personally, I never explored this item..but considering the damage that I have had at the chimney I should have.
As indicated in past posts...I want to find the line of what is reasonable and insist that the contractor honor it....and, just as you mentioned, it is not just how the roof will function in the short term but how an inspector would respond if the home would be up for sale...in fact, that is exactly what I said to the foreman when I first looked at the finished roof.
From the interaction here and at GAF...(applause please),
I have the following list of expectations:
--remove warped wood causing telegraphing and re shingle over new planks;or, simply fix uneven deck boards
--replace shingles that are cupped and do not settle down after a few months of hot weather
--replace meshed down roll ridge vent with GAF rigid rent3(I will pay for material difference)
--close off gable vents (as in proposal)with heavy mil plastic
--trim the top edge of the hidden shingle in the valleys (as indicated in your last post, and i will have to look at the video
--replace new three solar tube domes scratched during roof installation (I bought them and at the roof contractor's instruction had them installed by another individual the day before ..I inspected them..no scratches until roof installation....the domes will work just as well scratched or not, but an opinion of a contractor friend is that they should not be allowed to get away with it)
As always feel free to comment as an opinion..Any items look unreasonable?
p.s. as an aside the contractor who went on the roof with me said that on his jobs the chimney flashing is finished with mortar instead of what looks like a black roofing adhesive and that he prefers galvanized metal to aluminum...when I look around I do not see many finished with mortar...he claims that it lasts much longer...and that the adhesive will need to be re-done in about ten years..or when there is water damage...personally, I never explored this item..but considering the damage that I have had at the chimney I should have.
As indicated in past posts...I want to find the line of what is reasonable and insist that the contractor honor it....and, just as you mentioned, it is not just how the roof will function in the short term but how an inspector would respond if the home would be up for sale...in fact, that is exactly what I said to the foreman when I first looked at the finished roof.