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Roof Replacement vs. Repair Knoxville, TN

Knoxville,  TN

Knoxville Roofers Proposes Roof Replacement vs. Repair; Owner Chooses to Replace Old Roof

Roof repairs to chimney, skylight, and several locations.  The property owners ultimately decided against doing the repairs and got the entire roof replaced.

 

This project used GAF Timberline HDZ shingles with Slate color.  This project had several boards that we replaced, and the owners of this property are very, very pleased with the results.

Inspecting This Roof After Completion

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    Happy Customers want to Mention a few of the reasons they chose Litespeed Construction

    It’s always fun to interview and talk to customers if we completed a project. Wanted to get a few ideas on why this customer chose us which part of the process they were happiest with.  
    Check it out these Pam and Brianne are really really cool!

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    This is a Video of the Roof Inspection After Completion

    We always inspect our projects after we complete them. This roof has been finished and the customer wants to take a look at some of the details so we provide a quick video To show them the project.

     

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    Here is some of the roof deck boards we replaced

    The boards on the rear of the property are very unique here’s some that we replaced

     Not all of the boards that we replaced are in this image but this is a good chunk of them there was just way too wide of gaps here for us to be comfortable roofing.

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    We had fun cleaning up and flashing the skylight

    This is a picture of a skylight during roofing you can see all the shingles removed around it

    This is another picture of the same skylight durning construction

    This is a picture after the skylight has been installed and step flashed

    The skylight with all the shingles removed around it

    This is the skylight headpiece that we custom fabricated to work on this roof

    This is also an after image of the skylight post construction

    Here if you before during and after photos of us installing this existing skylight on the new roof.

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Several Roof Repairs Should Lead to Roof Replacement

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    Skylight Need to be Reflashed

    To stop this roof leak, this skylight needs to be reflashed. The skylight can be maintained to save on costs.

    This is a before picture of the skylight when it is leaking

    Here’s another picture of this velux the skylight before construction

     

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    Boxing in Back Section of Roof

    Boxing in this section of the roof with siding makes the most sense.

    We are going to boxes in and use Siding to cover this gap so that animals can’t get in here

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    Height of a Pipe Plumbing is Short

    Here’s a picture of this old pipe boot that is right at the top of the old exhaust pipe

     

    The height of this pipe may need to be extended upward.

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    Roof Inspection Video

    Repair vs. Replace Roof

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    Gutter Guards Pushing up Shingles

    The rear gutters need to be repitched, and a downspout is added.  This will prevent these gutter guards from pushing up the shingles.

    The rear of the roof had problems with the gutter guards pushing the edges of the shingles up does it cause roof leaks prior

    This is a picture of stains at fascia Metal showing that water is getting behind the gutters

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    ChimneY Flashing is Bad!

    We replace the metal around the old chimney

    This is called counter flashing it is a decorative form of flashing around the chimney

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    Ridge Vents WILL Leak

    This old ridge vent was a liability to leak at any time

    Here are pictures of expose nails on this ridge vent these are very likely to have roof leaks

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    Gaf Timberline Weathered Wood and Slate are the 2 colors the owner is deciding on

    Proposed Gaf Timberline Weathered wood shingles.

    Gaf shingles are proposed on this projectThis is a diagram of a Gaf roofing system and all the components that we proposed

    Here’s a GAF weathered wood shingle color

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Several Roof Repairs Should Lead to Roof Replacement

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  1. 1
    Skylight Need to be Reflashed

    To stop this roof leak, this skylight needs to be reflashed. The skylight can be maintained to save on costs.

    This is a before picture of the skylight when it is leaking

    Here’s another picture of this velux the skylight before construction

     

    Go To Pin
  2. 2
    Boxing in Back Section of Roof

    Boxing in this section of the roof with siding makes the most sense.

    We are going to boxes in and use Siding to cover this gap so that animals can’t get in here

    Go To Pin
  3. 3
    Height of a Pipe Plumbing is Short

    Here’s a picture of this old pipe boot that is right at the top of the old exhaust pipe

     

    The height of this pipe may need to be extended upward.

    Go To Pin
  4. 4
    Roof Inspection Video

    Repair vs. Replace Roof

    Go To Pin
  5. 5
    Gutter Guards Pushing up Shingles

    The rear gutters need to be repitched, and a downspout is added.  This will prevent these gutter guards from pushing up the shingles.

    The rear of the roof had problems with the gutter guards pushing the edges of the shingles up does it cause roof leaks prior

    This is a picture of stains at fascia Metal showing that water is getting behind the gutters

    Go To Pin
  6. 6
    ChimneY Flashing is Bad!

    We replace the metal around the old chimney

    This is called counter flashing it is a decorative form of flashing around the chimney

    Go To Pin
  7. 7
    Ridge Vents WILL Leak

    This old ridge vent was a liability to leak at any time

    Here are pictures of expose nails on this ridge vent these are very likely to have roof leaks

    Go To Pin
  8. 8
    Gaf Timberline Weathered Wood and Slate are the 2 colors the owner is deciding on

    Proposed Gaf Timberline Weathered wood shingles.

    Gaf shingles are proposed on this projectThis is a diagram of a Gaf roofing system and all the components that we proposed

    Here’s a GAF weathered wood shingle color

    Go To Pin

Inspecting This Roof After Completion

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  1. 1
    Happy Customers want to Mention a few of the reasons they chose Litespeed Construction

    It’s always fun to interview and talk to customers if we completed a project. Wanted to get a few ideas on why this customer chose us which part of the process they were happiest with.  
    Check it out these Pam and Brianne are really really cool!

    Go To Pin
  2. 2
    This is a Video of the Roof Inspection After Completion

    We always inspect our projects after we complete them. This roof has been finished and the customer wants to take a look at some of the details so we provide a quick video To show them the project.

     

    Go To Pin
  3. 3
    Here is some of the roof deck boards we replaced

    The boards on the rear of the property are very unique here’s some that we replaced

     Not all of the boards that we replaced are in this image but this is a good chunk of them there was just way too wide of gaps here for us to be comfortable roofing.

    Go To Pin
  4. 4
    We had fun cleaning up and flashing the skylight

    This is a picture of a skylight during roofing you can see all the shingles removed around it

    This is another picture of the same skylight durning construction

    This is a picture after the skylight has been installed and step flashed

    The skylight with all the shingles removed around it

    This is the skylight headpiece that we custom fabricated to work on this roof

    This is also an after image of the skylight post construction

    Here if you before during and after photos of us installing this existing skylight on the new roof.

    Go To Pin

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