New Roof

[Pappy]

We had some minor roof leaks early this year and contacted the insurance company. They set up a claim based on hail damage from a storm that occured in April 2006. The cost was about 3 times higher than shingles, but we decided to go steel. Added bonus was I could do the work myself (with the help of my oldest son). Estimates ran from $8,500 to $12,000. I came in at abour $4,200.

I took 'vacation' in Sept and Oct to get this done.

The tear down was the hardest part of the job. In the first picture you can see the streaking on the old roof. These were 25 yr shingles about 17 years old.



The front with the tear down nearly complete.



The new roof on the front. The only cutting I had to do was the last panel on each side and the sheets along the valley.



From the back. Both turbines were removed as well as the 4 flat vents. They were replaced by continuous ridge venting across the top and on the front gable. Also notice that the vent stacks went from 6 to 2 by connecting them into the to largest ones with PVC in the attic. Cleaner look and less potential leak points.



While the roof was stripped I replaced all the facia with Cedar to match the back porch. This summer I will do that to all the trim.

[JR]

Nice job, Don. You realy saved a bunch of dough. It looks great!

JR

[siliconbauhaus]

you've certainly been busy mate

[footprintsinconc]

looks nice. i bet its much more durable than what you had before.

isnt it going to be more noisy when the rain or hail falls?

[leehljp]

Great looking job! Do you hire out?

[DUD]

Don

That is a good job, and then what Hank said. Bill

[cabinetman]

Don

Nice looking roof. I feel your agony and your ecstasy. I've done my own roof, and all I can say is that it's animal work.
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[ironhat]

I like the look of the metal roof on your rancher. I (so far) can't convince the wife that it would look good on ours. Nice work. How do you cut the sheets for the valleys - circ saw and composite blade? -and how did you cut the vent stack holes?

[chopnhack]

Very nice job! The only reason I wouldn't recommend the cont. ridge vents that all the manufacturers are pushing is that in driving rains they can let water in. Hopefully that won't be a problem in your neck of the woods, but it is in mine.

[lkazista]

First off _ looks fantastic!

Secondly, what kind of life span do they predict with steel? What other non shingle options did you look at?

Enjoy the 'dryness'

Lee

[Pappy]

Thanks for the comments. It was a lot of work, but worth it in the end.

The only reason I wouldn't recommend the cont. ridge vents that all the manufacturers are pushing is that in driving rains they can let water in. Hopefully that won't be a problem in your neck of the woods, but it is in mine.

The ridge vent for a shingle roof is a preformed cap that is covered with shingle tabs the same way as a standard ridge cap. With steel, the same ridge cap is used but the rubber closures are replaces with an open cell strip.

Lee, the warranty is 30 years on the roof material. It is basically the same material and finish used on commercial steel buildings.

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice job, Pappy. I know how and could do my roof, but that is one job I would hire out as it's hard work and my knees aren't as supportive as they used to be. Can we say incline?

[gad5264]

Looking great Pappy. Much more eye appealing as well IMO.

Have you had a rain storm since installing it? I just wondered if you get any more noise from this style of steel roof than with shingles.

[scmhogg]

Don,

That's a great looking job. How many band-aids did you need. Is steel noisy in the rain?

When my dad was 75 he needed a roof. The salesman suggested a 40 year roof instead of 30 year. My dad told him his age and asked if they had a 20 year roof. He lived to 90.

Steve

[Pappy]

It is a little louder in the rain but not much. Screwed over 30# felt directly to the sheathing muffles it. Add to that the attic space and 10" of insulation.

The back porch roof is screwed to the joists with a 1/4" ply ceiling...That gets noisy!