7 Steps To Roofing Replacement In Pensacola FL

Roofing replacement is more than just nailing down shingles. Whether we’re replacing a shingle, slate or metal roof, surface preparation is always the same.

#1 – Property Protection

Our first job is to assure that your entire property is fully protected while the roofing replacement is underway.  This includes siding, walls, plants, bushes, etc. We use tarps and protection plywood.

#2 – Removal of Old Roofing Material

All old shingles have to be completely removed in order to inspect wood decking.

#3 – Roofing inspection

Any soft, wet or rotted wood needs to be replaced to create a solid base for your roofing structure.

Also, wood sheeting needs to be inspected to make sure that it is attached to the roof rafters the right way. The truth is that many roofing contractors do not check for missing nails during the removal old roofing material. They install new shingles without re-nailing the old wood decking. We re-nail whole wood decking, so that the roof is fully secured.

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#4 – Preparing the roof surface for shingles

• Drip Edge Installation – After wood decking is prepared we install drip edge at all edges of the roof. Drip edge is a piece of metal bend at 90 degrees to prevent rain from getting underneath roofing material on all edges.

• Ice and water shield installation – Next step is installing “ice and water shield” which is a special type of roofing underlayment. Ice and water shield sticks to the wood decking which prevents any water leaks. It must be installed at the bottom of the roof and at all roof penetrations (chimneys, pipe flanges, roof connections, etc.).

• Roofing felt installation – After ice and water shield is applied, the rest of the roof needs to be covered with roofing felt. Roofing felt prevents shingles from sticking to the wood. We always use heavy duty #30 roofing felt.

#5 – New roofing installation

We start laying out the new roofing material .

#6 – Site cleanup

We clean job site daily. We believe that we have to leave our job site cleaner than it had been before we came in.

#7 – Final inspection

Each roofing replacement project includes a post-roofing inspection. We want to make sure that your roof replacement is done correctly and that it meets with your complete satisfaction.

 

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