Episode 007 1995 - 96 Season
| Selecting a Roofing Contractor | Composition Shingles | Steel Shingles | Cleaning Roof Vent Stack | Adding Attic Insulation | Home Furnishings (design) | VA Loans | |
To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #007.
Al Carrell : It's that time of year again when high winds can easily fuel fires and dry parts of the country. And where homes are not protected with nonflammable roofs, fire can easily hopscotch from house to house. That's why the most important consideration in choosing your roofing material is to make sure they're fireproof or at least fire retardant. There's several choices, asphalt or composition shingles are the most common and generally considered fireproof. If you must have wood shake shingles, make sure they've been treated with a fire-retardant chemical. Tile roofs made of clay or concrete are another good hedge against fires. And stone slate tiles make a good fireproof roof, but the drawback there is that you risk breaking 'em whenever you have to climb out onto the roof. The most popular type of roofing in the country today is composition roofing. And there are a lot of reasons for that. We want to find out more about it so we got a hold of Fred Bolanz of the Canyon Creek Roof Company.
Fred Bolanz: How are you doing?
A.C.: Fred thanks for joining us.
F.B.: Glad to be here.
A.C.: What are some of the advantages of having a composition roof over some of the other types?
F.B.: Well, the prices is very good for the composition shingles. Also they have good extended warranties. They have a Class A fire rating on 'em and a UL wind rating on 'em.
A.C.: Fred you mentioned a warranty.
F.B.: The shingles on the composition now range between 20 and 40 years. Some manufacturers Al offer a transferable warranty.
A.C.: That's good in case you ever sell your home.
F.B.: Oh, absolutely. If you'll look right here, you'll see where this bottom section right here is glued on to a precut piece.
A.C.: Ah-huh.
F.B.: And this is real important, that when you're on a steep pitch roof, that this line has the nails in it. That way it covers both sections of the laminated part.
A.C.: So, the next shingle will go over this, right?
F.B.: It'll go over it and then after we have some hot weather, this softens up and then the shingle that's above it will stick to it, and it does that all the way up the roof. It makes it virtually impossible for these things once they've sealed down to blow off.
A.C.: Besides the roofing material or the decking material, I see you've got some roles of felt back there. What's the purpose of that Fred?
F.B.: Well, there's two purposes. One is to keep the roof and the plywood and all the contents of the residence dried in until the roofers have a chance to come in and shingle the house. And the other one, it just lays as a second line of prevention for the elements.
A.C.: And I know that ventilation is an important part of any roofing job.
F.B.: Yes Al. Some manufacturers won't warrant a roof unless it have proper ventilation.
A.C.: Is there a rule of thumb on how much ventilation you have to have?
F.B.: We use 1500 to 1800 square feet of living area per turbine vent.
Episode 007 1995 - 96 Season
| Selecting a Roofing Contractor | Composition Shingles | Steel Shingles | Cleaning Roof Vent Stack | Adding Attic Insulation | Home Furnishings (design) | VA Loans | |
To order a Video Tape, call 1-800-TO-BUILD and ask for Episode #007.