01-06-2014, 02:03 PM
Hi,
I don't blame you for still doing jobs Gary wherever possible and I can fully understand you wanting to cut down on maintenance if possible which is what I'm also doing. A home though needs constant maintenance especially the exterior because if left alone for only a few years the weather wreaks havoc.
It's about 25 years ago Bron and I installed a brand new roof both to the main bungalow and over the two roomed rear extension. The bungalow was roofed using top quality Marley Wessex tiles but the extension had a flat felted roof with shallow incline to run water off. The flat roof was ripped off to the rafters and 3/4" plywood substrate firmly nailed into place; the ply was then covered with sheet Nuralite spot bonded with special adhesive; the Nuralite came in sheets so the joints were covered with Nuralite strips about 4" wide both fully bedded in the adhesive and to make sure of a good job the strips were further secured with clout nails. About a year later Bron and I returned home after only being away for an hour to find the once perfectly Nuralited roof now to be bright silver?
A local roofer had sent his idiots to paint a flat roof silver and trust our bad luck they painted the wrong roof so I ended up replacing the Nuralite. This Nuralite was guaranteed 25 year if a professional roofer had installed it but now 25 years later it is still doing a good job although I've just been checking and find Nuralite has been upgraded so if it's better than the old Nuralite it must be brilliant roofing material?
http://www.nuralite.co.nz/Nuraply3P.aspx
I used to see cottage stone flagged roofs fiber-glassed and it used to make my toes curl because not only did it ruin the roof it prevented the roof from breathing?
In 1973 I was employed as a glass fiber laminator spending over a year doing this job; the money was good because I've always been a grafter and was on a bonus scheme but decided to pack it in after my hands started to be troubled with dermatitis. It would be interesting to see how roofers apply glass fiber; the largest things I used to lay up was 16' square floor sections but we had full access at ground level using tools on long poles so we never had to walk on what we were laying up.
I would never ever consider using chipboard for domestic roofing substrate; I always regard chipboard as Weetabix the way it laps up moisture and I would never use the old style felt and chippings either given their short life span; our Marley tiles are guaranteed 50 years. I went onto the roof a couple of years ago and blasted the tiles with a pressure washer bringing the roof up like new once again. One point worth noting regarding ridge tiles; Marley staff told us to install the half round profile not the modern profile because the half round ridge tiles withstand high wind much better?
Good point John about having the loan car in that it's not a liability to us? Our Aygo though was only three years old (this August) with 19,990 miles on its clock so major repairs would still be some way off although I read that the early Aygo's suffered worn out clutches at 30,000 miles so on later models the clutch was upgraded.
Yesterday afternoon when I washed the Roomster I had to really stretch to reach the center of its roof with the result I think I've pulled something given the pain in my chest; next time I'll use a step ladder; its a tall vehicle.
Will next week see a new Fabia Monte Carlo sitting on our driveway?
Kind regards, Col.
I don't blame you for still doing jobs Gary wherever possible and I can fully understand you wanting to cut down on maintenance if possible which is what I'm also doing. A home though needs constant maintenance especially the exterior because if left alone for only a few years the weather wreaks havoc.
It's about 25 years ago Bron and I installed a brand new roof both to the main bungalow and over the two roomed rear extension. The bungalow was roofed using top quality Marley Wessex tiles but the extension had a flat felted roof with shallow incline to run water off. The flat roof was ripped off to the rafters and 3/4" plywood substrate firmly nailed into place; the ply was then covered with sheet Nuralite spot bonded with special adhesive; the Nuralite came in sheets so the joints were covered with Nuralite strips about 4" wide both fully bedded in the adhesive and to make sure of a good job the strips were further secured with clout nails. About a year later Bron and I returned home after only being away for an hour to find the once perfectly Nuralited roof now to be bright silver?
A local roofer had sent his idiots to paint a flat roof silver and trust our bad luck they painted the wrong roof so I ended up replacing the Nuralite. This Nuralite was guaranteed 25 year if a professional roofer had installed it but now 25 years later it is still doing a good job although I've just been checking and find Nuralite has been upgraded so if it's better than the old Nuralite it must be brilliant roofing material?
http://www.nuralite.co.nz/Nuraply3P.aspx
I used to see cottage stone flagged roofs fiber-glassed and it used to make my toes curl because not only did it ruin the roof it prevented the roof from breathing?
In 1973 I was employed as a glass fiber laminator spending over a year doing this job; the money was good because I've always been a grafter and was on a bonus scheme but decided to pack it in after my hands started to be troubled with dermatitis. It would be interesting to see how roofers apply glass fiber; the largest things I used to lay up was 16' square floor sections but we had full access at ground level using tools on long poles so we never had to walk on what we were laying up.
I would never ever consider using chipboard for domestic roofing substrate; I always regard chipboard as Weetabix the way it laps up moisture and I would never use the old style felt and chippings either given their short life span; our Marley tiles are guaranteed 50 years. I went onto the roof a couple of years ago and blasted the tiles with a pressure washer bringing the roof up like new once again. One point worth noting regarding ridge tiles; Marley staff told us to install the half round profile not the modern profile because the half round ridge tiles withstand high wind much better?
Good point John about having the loan car in that it's not a liability to us? Our Aygo though was only three years old (this August) with 19,990 miles on its clock so major repairs would still be some way off although I read that the early Aygo's suffered worn out clutches at 30,000 miles so on later models the clutch was upgraded.
Yesterday afternoon when I washed the Roomster I had to really stretch to reach the center of its roof with the result I think I've pulled something given the pain in my chest; next time I'll use a step ladder; its a tall vehicle.
Will next week see a new Fabia Monte Carlo sitting on our driveway?
Kind regards, Col.
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