Glad you got that roof repaired just in time, Cal Kid!
Whew! We have snow falling, again. Schools were closed
Monday because of flooding, two-hour late start on Tuesday,
regular hours on Wednesday, and now closed again today--I'm
hearing reports of horrible roads, lots of accidents. Stay
on your side of the hill until the roads are clear again!
On 1/11/17, Cal-Kid wrote:
> I have a tile roof 22 years old. Supposed to last 50
year.
> HAH. Another builder lie. Between two rainy weeks and the
> only dry week roofing done in five days. I had double
felt,
> new triple valleys, new fascia boards, new plywood
overhang
> boards, and new chimney framing, boards and metal cap
> proper mounted. WHEW! my part of the project was to paint
> boards on the ground and then be mounted. Really smart on
> my part and nice of the roofer to measure cut and let me
> paint and then install. I started each morning at 7am and
> 34 degrees temp. The key was to start early, let the sun
> warm the boards and help the drying process with a heat
gun.
>
> Almost every house in this track has had a roof leak.
> Neighbors were stopping and getting business cards,
people
> driving by were stopping, looking and thinking they might
be
> next. That is my story for the end of the year!
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