Originally Posted By: cradan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
This one requires the ability to check-off more than one choice.
1.) Cracked rafter needs sistering or replacement, I'd think.
2.) If the original roof (bottom layer) is composed of shakes, why were the shakes installed on-top of plywood sheathing? Might work out well in a very dry climate...in an area with 20" -30" or more of precipitation annually, you could reasonably expect that your 25 to 30 year shake roof covering would become a 15-20 year covering, perhaps less. (Shakes will never fully dry-out on their undersides, particularly on North & East - facing roof fields).
3.) The original 1" x 4" deck boards are definitely not standing the test of time. Or...were they never properly installed in the first place???
4.) Shakes + layer 1 asphalt/comp + layer 2 asphalt/comp...sounds heavy. Real heavy.
Or...do I have everything bass-ackwards? Shakes installed on-top of 2 asphalt/comp layers???
Originally Posted By: cradan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
My write-up would recommend calling for #3, who could take care of #5. Then, #3 might well call for #1. As regards #2 and #4, certainly when the top roof covering layer is done, it’d be a tear-off. Depending on whether #3 recommends #1, and depending on what #1 comes-up with, #2 and/or #4 might need to happen soon, or sooner.
Originally Posted By: cradan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hate to be a flip-flopper, but yeah, if I was the Client being serviced, I wouldn’t know who was on first, either. Wonder what the roof covering did look like???
