Un-Knocking On Wood....
...Or, Mother &#%$!!.
I've got a question: For those of you who occasionally bring in others to do work, have you ever acquiesced to the "pros" recommendations and regretted it?
Awhile back I mentioned that this would be the first winter in five years without leaks--WRONG. Unknock the wood.
On the side and back of the house we had a later addition that had a low pitched roof that butted up against the old part of the house. These additions were in poor shape and need to be torn down and rebuilt to better suit our needs...You know, like, not falling down. When it came time for the rebuild, I wanted (and was willing to pay) to have the low-pitched roof covered in Bituthene rather than the typical 30 lb. felt and traditional flashing. I wanted to run the stuff up under the existing siding on the main part of the house (along with the traditional flashing). The roofers laughed and laughed at that one...saying I was crazy for such "overkill."
After much consideration and ignoring that little voice in my head to the contrary, I thought I'd go with the "pros" with this one and save the money. Big mistake. LEAKS near the flashing and some of the water is getting underneath the felt. Mother @#$$!!. Let me say this: the bay windows that I flashed and all of the windows that I flashed are dry as a bone.
I know how to fix this, but it won't be pretty...and it will be time spent doing something that I had checked off my "to-do list" some time ago. One step forward. One step back. But before I install the sheetrock, new counters, and little things like, oh say, furniture, I need to get this fixed.
I've got a question: For those of you who occasionally bring in others to do work, have you ever acquiesced to the "pros" recommendations and regretted it?
Awhile back I mentioned that this would be the first winter in five years without leaks--WRONG. Unknock the wood.
On the side and back of the house we had a later addition that had a low pitched roof that butted up against the old part of the house. These additions were in poor shape and need to be torn down and rebuilt to better suit our needs...You know, like, not falling down. When it came time for the rebuild, I wanted (and was willing to pay) to have the low-pitched roof covered in Bituthene rather than the typical 30 lb. felt and traditional flashing. I wanted to run the stuff up under the existing siding on the main part of the house (along with the traditional flashing). The roofers laughed and laughed at that one...saying I was crazy for such "overkill."
After much consideration and ignoring that little voice in my head to the contrary, I thought I'd go with the "pros" with this one and save the money. Big mistake. LEAKS near the flashing and some of the water is getting underneath the felt. Mother @#$$!!. Let me say this: the bay windows that I flashed and all of the windows that I flashed are dry as a bone.
I know how to fix this, but it won't be pretty...and it will be time spent doing something that I had checked off my "to-do list" some time ago. One step forward. One step back. But before I install the sheetrock, new counters, and little things like, oh say, furniture, I need to get this fixed.
posted by Patrick at 7:29 AM
3 Comments:
D'oh! That's the most frustrating part: re-fixing something that should already be done. It feels like you are running just to stay in place.
If I've learned anything, it's you've got to watch the "pros." I have an 18 inch hole in the middle of my living room floor to prove it.
Also, when in doubt, overkill. It's much better than the alternative.
Best of luck on the rebuild.
John,
Oh how true!What I have finally decided is to get an opinion from five and then take the best of each and do it myself.Leaking roof as well after a a big mess with a roofer.
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