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by LsFarm » Sun. Nov. 13, 2016 10:54 am
Good Morning!!
We had a hard frost Saturday morning, the thermometers were as usual, in disagreement, but they averaged to 23*. so they did agree on the frost on the grass, frozen bird bath, and skim of ice on the pond..
A very interesting week, and more to come I'm sure.
Freddie: I'm sure you will notice a big difference with the insulation, it's nice that you were able to save the rustic appearance on the inside of the building.
My problem with shingles, is that regardless of how much you pay, how many years they are rated for, or guaranteed for, the exposed portion of the shingle is not the issue.
The issue with shingles is the bottom main piece of Asphalt/fiber/fiberglass etc that the rest of the shingle is built on. If the shingle tabs don't stick to the shingle they are lying on, then the wind will lift the tabs, and then, the ONLY thing keeping that shingle attached is that bottom main piece of Asphalt fiber stuff. and the new shingles have the thinnest weak stuff I've ever seen.
On my 'HUGE' project bulldozing my house in 2009, that roof was installed in October of '09. They are '40 year' shingles, the architectural type that look nice, and match the shingles put on the front part of the house in 2000.
The shingles have a sprayed-on stripe of black sticky paint, really, it is just paint. it needs to be much thicker, so that when the shingles get heated by the summer sun, that stripe of TAR then oozes around and bonds the shingles into a single solid mass. But that stripe of sticky 'tar-like' paint is way, way to thin to glue or stick to the layer of shingle it is lying on..
So, after three hot summers, we had a windstorm.. and a good 10-15% of those '40 year' shingles lifted up, and were ripped off the roof by 50mph winds.. And every one of them that got removed by the wind had a near perfectly new-looking black stripe of sticky 'paint' on the bottom.. a total failure of the 'system' after three HOT summers of baking in the sun, that should have had the shingles adhering together into a single mass..
So, I repaired the roof, put back on most of the shingles I retrieved from the lawn. Had to buy a bundle or two of new ones.. And then completed the manufacturers FAILURE to construct the shingles correctly.
I bought a case of asphalt adhesive/sealant in caulking gun tubes, and went around the ENTIRE roof, and using only my finger tips, lifted every single shingle tab and squirted a glob of asphalt under it, then pushing down on it STUCK it to the lower shingle..
I had to use a 'flat bar' to break the adhesive on maybe ? 10% of the shingles.. and that number might be generous.
So, if I ever have the money, I will replace this roof with screwed-down steel roofing, and enjoy that slight pitter-patter of noise from the rain falling on it.. it is to me a relaxing sound, not obnoxious at all.
Best to all, and pray for our country, and our new President Elect..
Greg L
Hug your loved ones, for we do not know how many days or hours we have remaining on this earth..
GL
