Roof Project 2010

If any of you were around for the roofing project we did on the last house, you know we tore off two layers of asphalt shingle, filling more than a whole dumpster. We also installed all the underlayment, cut a ridge vent and covered all the many hips, valleys, and ridges with shingles. It was a 9 day frenzy at the hottest part of the year.

Well, we seem to buy houses that need new roofs. Well, at least each one we buy needs one.

This time it's different. We're doing the tear-off of cedar shakes and paying a roofer to install a metal roof. Cedar shakes are lightweight. There are NO valleys or hips, and just one ridge. It's going to be 70 degrees instead of 90. We think it'll take four days, so we're doing it over the next two weekends (9/4-9/5 and 9/11-9/12). It needs to be done before the winter because the current roof won't make it. Our roofer says he can do it in Sept if we can.

So wish us luck and safe working, and, if you are feeling adventurous and want to help out, we won't turn down the help! See our house.... heck see areas of our house WE haven't even seen yet, like whatever is under those cedar shakes.