Oh that totally sucks! I'm trying to remember what the roofers did at our house a few years ago. We had a large shed dormer done to give us more headroom on the second floor. We didn't get our whole roof done then, but they had to shingle the new section and there was a delay during days of rain in between when the construction was done and the roofing was done. If I remember correctly, what they did was lay down the tarp and nail 2x4s to it to hold it. So maybe try that if you run into more wind and rain before this project is done.
Thanks, that sounds right. I ended up nailing down the ones at the peak, and nailing 2x4's across the downhill end too. That worked until the last storm went by. The whole thing is protected by "roofing felt" (tar-paper) now, and the shingling of the dormers is almost complete, so I'm relying on that for tomorrows rain. More pictures soon.
Thoughts triggered by this message...tackdriver56November 18 2010, 12:38:46 UTC
Good morning. Just cleaning up the IN-box, and your comment about adding the shed dormer triggered a memory: one of the houses we considered buying before this one, was a Saltbox built before the Revolution, 1750's maybe. After it survived the floods of '38? and '55, it was disassembled (pegged post and beam construction), and moved and rebuilt on a poured concrete foundation on high ground. The beams were individually numbered with chalk marks. The individual wainscoting boards in the Great Room were over two feet wide, old growth, contraband. *REALLY* cool. Unfortunately, the 2nd floor ceilings were NOT made for the woman, who is "5 feet 12" tall. She insisted on cutting a hole in the roof to add a dormer. I refused to violate the history of the house, which seemed to me an object of great reverence; a museum piece.
Glad to hear you survived yesterday's storm. We had a few drips, tar-paper not being as effective as shingles, but nothing major. Looks like a good day to make progress today, after a second pancake and more coffee.
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Unfortunately, the 2nd floor ceilings were NOT made for the woman, who is "5 feet 12" tall. She insisted on cutting a hole in the roof to add a dormer. I refused to violate the history of the house, which seemed to me an object of great reverence; a museum piece.
Glad to hear you survived yesterday's storm. We had a few drips, tar-paper not being as effective as shingles, but nothing major. Looks like a good day to make progress today, after a second pancake and more coffee.
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