Up On The House Top

After a long wait and what seemed like endless discussion, we finally have a new roof! The 25-year-old 12-year-warranty shingles were failing badly in some places, but looked okay in others. 'Some' members of the family felt that we could wait a while longer. The 'obsessively worrying' members thought that we needed to get it fixed before there was drywall and structural damage.

This was taken during tear off...

We looked into several roofing companies.  After checking licensing, references and getting bids, we chose Jess Wilkerson's company, Advantage Roofing.  They have been awesome to work with in every way.  It's difficult to see in the above picture, but the crew took every precaution to avoid damaging my flower beds, just one of their great customer services.

The first day, the crew stripped the old shingles off and added ice dam protection and drip edges, something we'd never had before.  They left for the day in mid-afternoon.  Soon after, the rooftop delivery company brought the shingle and other parts and parked them on the ridges (there are some on the upper roof, too.)

The crew was back the next morning to add the shingles.  They also added new flanges to the vents and new attic vents on the back the house.  This should help with the energy bills particularly in the summer.  They were fast!  The whole roof was finished by lunchtime.

 
The finished roof!  The shingles are very nearly the same color as before, but the new 'architectural' style looks quite a bit different.  They also have a higher R value and a longer warranty which sounds really good to me.

I'm so happy to have this done!  It sounds a bit silly to get so excited over shingles, but I've been worried for quite a while about water damage (yes, I'm the obsessively worried sort).  Isn't it lovely?!?