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Terence McCann Posted April 18, 2009 Report Posted April 18, 2009 I saw a roof like that once however it was back in my experimental days as a youth.
AHI in AR Posted April 18, 2009 Report Posted April 18, 2009 Is the multi-color roof some sort of regional thing, or is it a case of "Honey, I went to the roofing supply house, and all they had was about ten squares of white shingles, ten squares of red, and ten squares of green..."
Mark P Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Posted April 18, 2009 It is one of a kind around here. I've driven by it a few times. I just decided to snap a picture the other day. You can't tell from the pictures, but it is well over 20 years old.
AHI in AR Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 I've seen a few roughly similar roofs around here, but there are differences. The pattern isn't at all organized, and the homes are in areas that we could politely agree to call "underprivileged." So really, I suspect that it's a case of what "supply house" the home owner found that gave a "discount" on materials.
Jerry Simon Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 Maybe I did too much in the 70's, but I truly think it looks really, really neat. Really.
Jim Katen Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 . . . So really, I suspect that it's a case of what "supply house" the home owner found that gave a "discount" on materials. Or which jobsites the owner found that didn't lock up their materials at night. - Jim Katen, Oregon
MTL_Inspet_Man Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 makes for a nice roof around christmas... don't u think?.........lol
AHI in AR Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 . . . So really, I suspect that it's a case of what "supply house" the home owner found that gave a "discount" on materials. Or which jobsites the owner found that didn't lock up their materials at night. - Jim Katen, Oregon That's what I was trying to say...in a more PC way. Think of "supply house" in the broadest terms.
Bill Kibbel Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 I occasionally drive by a home that has at least 6 different colors of shingles on the roof. I'm guessing it's a frugal contractor that saves the leftovers for his own home. I think this was built from the same leftover method: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldhouseweb/3454755310/
Richard Moore Posted April 19, 2009 Report Posted April 19, 2009 . . . So really, I suspect that it's a case of what "supply house" the home owner found that gave a "discount" on materials. Or which jobsites the owner found that didn't lock up their materials at night. - Jim Katen, Oregon That's what I was trying to say...in a more PC way. Think of "supply house" in the broadest terms. Somehow I just don't see that as the work of someone who would sneak around stealing materials. Too neat, not just the roof, but the house as well. I'd guess it was a deliberate choice, maybe drug induced, but deliberate. It's certainly not my taste, but it does look well executed.
Tom Raymond Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 That is definately intentional and I give them an A+ for holding that pattern, but they get an F for execution. "Booking" shingles like that violates every manufactuters installation instructions that I can think of. Tom
Mark P Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Posted April 20, 2009 That is definately intentional and I give them an A+ for holding that pattern, but they get an F for execution. "Booking" shingles like that violates every manufactuters installation instructions that I can think of. Tom Tom, What does "Booking" mean?
gtblum Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 No need to steal. They throw away enough material to build a house at the end of a lot of projects. I rocked my house with a stack of 1/2 inch destined for the dumpster at the end of one school job. The thirteen leftover sheets of 5/8 that I didn't take, got broken up and tossed. Boxes of tile, mastic, grout, paint, you name it. Guess it's less expensive to chuck it than to donate. Oh well, It's paid for right?
Tom Raymond Posted April 20, 2009 Report Posted April 20, 2009 That is definately intentional and I give them an A+ for holding that pattern, but they get an F for execution. "Booking" shingles like that violates every manufactuters installation instructions that I can think of. Tom Tom, What does "Booking" mean? I'm refering to the way they offset the shingles. First course is a full tab, next course is a half tab, next is full, and so on, the butt ends of alternating courses align and are very close to the butt ends of the courses between them. This is the way roofers get a job done quickly, and it is contrary to every shingle manufacturer's installation instructions that I'm aware of. "Booking" is what we called it when I was a roofer, probably 16 - 18 years ago now. Tom
Jim Katen Posted April 21, 2009 Report Posted April 21, 2009 I'm refering to the way they offset the shingles. First course is a full tab, next course is a half tab, next is full, and so on, the butt ends of alternating courses align and are very close to the butt ends of the courses between them. This is the way roofers get a job done quickly, and it is contrary to every shingle manufacturer's installation instructions that I'm aware of. "Booking" is what we called it when I was a roofer, probably 16 - 18 years ago now. Tom If you're referring to the vertical racking method, Certainteed allows it on many of their shingle products and includes instructions for it as an acceptable method in their Shingle Applicator's Manual. - Jim Katen, Oregon Certainteed Master Shingle Applicator Wizard
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