Questions about roof repair/replacment.

Years ago a neighbor hired some folks to remodel his kitchen and they showed up every day in a Penske rental truck. He was just glad they showed up. I don't know how the job turned out.

I know of several respected companies that were forced to use rental trucks for a few crews when things got busy - didn't make sence to buy another couple of trucks for what was expected to be a short surge in business - or one who's truck was tied ujp for a few months due to damage to the truck that could not be quickly repaired.

Then there's the guys who buy used trucks at auction and don't get around to getting them painted for a year or two - - -

Like a two man plumbing operation I used about 10 years ago. They bought an old ambulance , the big box looking thing. The lights and some of the emblems had been stripped off, but it was not painted or anything. The did a very good job of replacing all the old copper pipe with the pex or whatever.

A few months ago a very nice looking van pulled up with a man in a nice uniform to give an estiment on a water heater replacement. It was $

Street side, that is, just for appearance?

I'd be sorely tempted to replace the whole face

What issues on the shed?.

Here it did pretty well the first 39 years.

I don't think I t hought to ask the other 2 about the gutters, but the guy above wants $495 to replace all the gutters and downspouts, just 45 feet total of gutters and 2 downspouts.

When AFAICT, I need only 22 feet of gutters, two gutter screws, and no downspouts. $300 to 350 less.

I haven't checked yet if the downspout screws are really rusting.

Thse are all reputable places. One has 4.5 stars, one 4.9, on many reviews.

And I've looked at there negative reviews and they're not serious.

When my friend was starting out in alarms, he bought used trucks, which he had painted or vinyled. He must have satisfied his customers because now he buys new trucks. He gives annual leave and health insurance and still had trouble getting good workers even when unemployment was higher. I haven't asked about that topic lately.

Actually I know now. When a couple gutter spikes came loose, I replaced all the ones on the right with gutter screws. And that half is still fine. But because of a tree and the deck, I couldn't get the ladder on the left half and didn't replace them.

Then I asked the previous roofer to do it, and he did but must have been kneeling or lying on his belly at the edge of the roof. Because I looked at the screws he put in and based on what is almost shiny because it was in the wood, and what is not, he barely got the screws in the wood. Each screw is different but the 3 or 4 I could see were not in well. That's the side that fell down.

But wrt the gutters, there is no labor to save the downspouts. They're right there where they've always been.

Both guys that saw my roof are planning to use Owens Corning Pro-Armor synthetic underlayment (or the GAF equivalent) under architectural shingles.

That's better than felt, but not thick enough to hide a plywood thickness change, right?

No one has ever suggested straighting out the mangled gutter.

I need the rear gutter. The issue is the front and the downspouts

I'm sure, but I'm a big boy and I won't blame them when ever the rest comes loose.

And one gutter has fallen down (for reasons I could explain) and bent a lot AND IS NOT REUSABLE, TRADER.

Because he didn't get closer than 30 feet away.

It bowed and buckled between the rafters so much it looked like lake superior. I put 1/2 inch fir over top - strapped and shimmed and now it is straight again.

Minor to moderate roof repairs can be done using EPDM Liquid Rubber. However, roof with multiple failing rafters, damaged shingles or trusses signify a serious underlying problem. In this case, it may be best to consider a full roof replacement.

Repair a shingle roof with liquid rubber?

Sure, just brush it on. Not only does it stop the leaks but your house will be the most noticed on the block too! Often used to replace the blue tarps.

On Thu, 7 Jan 2021 13:35:35 -0500, Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us to digest...

Flex Seal ?

It's an improvement on those tar paper shacks and "redneck bungalows" scattered across "red" america