So I was on the roof both days this weekend. "Oh, right," you are thinking. "When he does that, it means he hasn't had time to do a photograph, and we will get some photograph he took a long time ago, along with a lame excuse about not having any time to look for a photo today." Well, you might think that, but you would be wrong! There is a material that is now used in roofing, generally referred to as "Water & Ice" and it is a rubberized asphalt membrane that you use instead of tar paper as a first layer on the roof. It has adhesive on the back of it, and that is covered with thin sheets of white plastic to keep it from sticking to anything before you want it to. You peel the thin plastic off, and stick the Water and & Ice to the roof. Then you begin nailing asphalt shingles on top of it. The plastic covering? Why you just wad it up into a ball and throw it off the roof. And then you come down the ladder and find three pieces of it hanging in an old dogwood tree, and so you run and get your camera because you have just found a wonderful blog photo!
2 comments:
This is creepy. It's like the aftermath of a KKK party. And wow, I'm impressed you're so up to date on all the roofing advancements out there. I can't imagine how grateful you are not to have to use TAR. -- Amy
A good roofer is hard to find...do you hire out? Hope you left the plastic on the trees for Halloween. So much better than the "men" hanging from nooses seen on a Jericho lawn.
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