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RE: RE: How to shingle almost flat roof?

To: keithka@microsoft.com ("Keith Kaplan"), shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: RE: How to shingle almost flat roof?
From: datesmanaric@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 13:02:26 -0500
Keith,

I haven't measured it yet, but I would think its 1" in every 12".  It currently 
has shingles on it and was ok per the inspector we had in when we bought the 
house a few years back, so I suspect there's enough of a pitch for the 
shingles.  As for the "roll shingle" thing I have no idea what they're actually 
called.  Its a single asphalt shingle, 36" wide and 30' long that comes rolled 
up.  Seemed as good a term as any.  Its what was used when we had a minor 
repair done when we moved it.

No certs to worry about, for the roof or otherwise.  Never ceases to amaze me.  
Our main concern is that there is a leak and since the roof that's on it looks 
bad anyway (and will detract from the selling price) the $200 in materials to 
rip it off and redo it makes sence. 

Just overhang on the top edge?  Sounds good to me.  Looking to do this cheap 
and easy.

Thanks for the help!

-Aric.

"Keith Kaplan" <keithka@microsoft.com> wrote:

>Shingles on an almost flat roof?  How almost flat?  You do know you need
>a certain amount of pitch for normal shingles, otherwise the water will
>go "up".  The way the shingles lay on each other reduces the effective
>pitch of the roof.  We had a leaky Florida room roof in my house in
>Orlando -- it was an almost flat roof with asphalt shingles.  BTW --
>What's a roll shingle?
>
>A drip edge sounds like a good idea to protect the plywood sheathing,
>but I think the real weatherproofing comes from having the top row of
>shingles go past the edge of the roof about an inch.  If you're listing
>the house for sale, why not ask whoever is going to certify the roof
>what they'd like to see on there?  Or do they not do roof certs there
>yet?
>


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