OK, I hired a contractor to add a roof over the front entrance of my house and remove the 3 layers of shingles, then re-roof the entire house.
The roof to be added is a standard gable type, and the new ridge board will be perpendicular to the existing ridge. The new ridge board will also be joined to the existing roof about half way between the gutter and ridge.
My questions:
1. Do the new ridge and joists need to be secured to the existing roof frame (rafters)?
I ask this because he has already re-decked, papered, and shingled the area the new roof will cover.
2. The contractor is adding CDX to the roof surface, but using 3/8 plywood. This is installed over the existing 3/4 X 6 pinewood boards that made the original roofing deck.This "CDX" plywood appears to be standard plywood (not specifically marked CDX). How can I be sure I'm getting CDX and is 3/8 acceptable to NYS codes?
I looked at some of the houses he's worked on and the work looks good, but I'm wondering is he's not cutting corners on me. I do know that the town I live in is rather anal about permits and codes, but I have not seen an inspector onsite yet and the permit is not posted on the front of the house like I thought it should be.
I sure hope I didn't hire the wrong guy....
The roof to be added is a standard gable type, and the new ridge board will be perpendicular to the existing ridge. The new ridge board will also be joined to the existing roof about half way between the gutter and ridge.
My questions:
1. Do the new ridge and joists need to be secured to the existing roof frame (rafters)?
I ask this because he has already re-decked, papered, and shingled the area the new roof will cover.
2. The contractor is adding CDX to the roof surface, but using 3/8 plywood. This is installed over the existing 3/4 X 6 pinewood boards that made the original roofing deck.This "CDX" plywood appears to be standard plywood (not specifically marked CDX). How can I be sure I'm getting CDX and is 3/8 acceptable to NYS codes?
I looked at some of the houses he's worked on and the work looks good, but I'm wondering is he's not cutting corners on me. I do know that the town I live in is rather anal about permits and codes, but I have not seen an inspector onsite yet and the permit is not posted on the front of the house like I thought it should be.
I sure hope I didn't hire the wrong guy....