Roof Replacement for Older Home, the Owner, is Considering adding back Solar Panels
The homeowner called to advise he was ready to move forward with a roof replacement estimate. This roof has a lot of damage to the soffit and roof overhang. These damages result from poor support from corbels and the roof’s age.
AFTER COMPLETION
This roof came out looking really nice. The roof lines came in looking gray. There is on the step flashing at the walls. We had to use a couple of different mechanisms to fix the new drip edge to the roof, but that ended up looking really nice as well.
This customer is delighted with his new roof. There’s a video of this customer and a testimonial for the new roof we installed. Also, while you’re here, this will be a GAF timberline HDZ mission brown Shingle installed on this home. This color wasn’t the first choice for this customer, but it worked, and we were in a little bit of a squeeze because of the material shortage due to Covid.
Solar System Getting Added to the Roof
- 1Customer happy with his new roof
In the background of this main image she can see that there are quite a few rails for solar panel installation. We are not putting the solar panels in on this roof but we wanted to come stop by and take a look at the solar panels getting installed after we put the new roof on pretty cool stuff it’s great to see this happening in Knoxville and it is always a great idea to have your home reroof before you consider doing solar work. For those of you out there to all the benefits of solar but don’t want to go as far as buying a new solar system Gaf makes solar attic fan That are pretty cool.
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New GAF Shingles Came in Looking Great
- 1Picture of the roofline
This roofline looked pretty good before we started this project and it looks fine afterward so we are happy that it didn’t get disturbed during construction and it’s nice and straight I was strong enough to support our workers.
Go To Pin - 2New step flashing at this roof
New step flashing at this roof. The step flashing will prevent the roof from leaking at these walls.
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Aerial of Roof to Replace
Table of contents
- Owner to relocate this pipe boot
- Problems with this soffit
- This soffit is a problem, but not as bad
- Remove this section of roofing
- Overlay the Rest of the Roof
- 1Owner to relocate this pipe boot
This section of the roof is getting a solar array.
Go To Pin - 2Problems with this soffit
This soffit, roof overhang has problems. It will need to have new fascia boards and new deck boards during roof construction.
Go To Pin - 3This soffit is a problem, but not as bad
The boars for multiple locations of soffit are in bad shape. The boards are wavy and possibly not extremely strong.
Go To Pin - 4Remove this section of roofing
This section of roofing will be removed and all bad wood repaired. Add shingles back. Careful attention to be paid to this area because of new solar panels.
Go To Pin - 5Overlay the Rest of the Roof
Possibly use GAF Timberline HD Charcoal shingles at home.
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Wood soffit problems at 3 gables
- 1Wood Problem at soffit
Note the wood is coming apart at the soffit.
We repaired the soffit during the construction. It came in looking good, and the customer is happy with it.
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