Roofing
August 25, 2009
Today the crew applied ice & water shield to the cottage roof. This
rubberized asphalt membrane serves as the underlayment for the metal roofing
that will follow, and it makes the roof waterproof now so we can start drying
things out.
The crew also started applying it to the main roof of the house, but unfortunately they ran out of it before finishing the whole roof. We'll have to apply the rest later once it has dried out from the rain that is coming. At least the cottage is relatively dry now.
September 2, 2009
The photos below show the ice & water shield going up on the main south roof of
the house. This roof has a 60-degree pitch so it was a bit of a challenge to
apply the underlayment but it went up pretty well.
November 4, 2009
Our roofers started applying the roofing to the main south roof. This metal
roofing has ribs on 12" centers, in order to support the
Evergreen Solar electric panels.
December 2, 2009
Today the roofers worked on the roof below the solar heat collector panels. We
removed the tarps covering the panels since it would be difficult after the
metal roofing is in place. The plumbing for these panels isn't quite in place
yet so they're not yet transferring any heat into the
heat storage tank.
December 3, 2009
The roofers finished the roof over the sun porch and lanai on the east side of the main house.
This one went pretty fast since it's a simple rectangular roof with no valleys
etc.
