| Roof Over Your Head: Garage Floor Poured |
From "Home IQ"
episode DHIQ-106 |
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Finally, after a two-week delay, the weather clears up and the concrete floor for the garage is poured. It's nearly another month before the framers are able to finish up the house. Viewers learn how this delay has a domino affect on all of the other crews, which ultimately will delay the Oberg's move-in date. Site supervisor Greg Allen talks about one of the new technologies being used to protect the home from water and ice and explains how the shingles work. Viewers also learn the importance flashing and porch aprons play in protecting the home from rain.
After the two-week delay, the garage floor finally could be poured, but all the crews from this point forward were delayed, which meant the Oberg move-in date was set back as well.Now it's time for the shingles to be put on. First, the roofers stage the shingles across the roof and begin to mark the lines (figure A).A weather guard (figure B) is also being installed on the roof, along the eaves, the valleys and any flashing area. The weather guard is a new technology that protects against ice and water. It's a shield.Using the string marks, the roofers begin laying the shingles (figure C), which are dimensional and heavy with a 40-year guarantee.
Flashing- When different elements of a roof come together the flashing (figure D) gets special attention. Each piece of material is overlapped on top of the piece below it, providing a good plane for rainwater to channel down without being able to get under any of the roofing material.
- Where a dormer meets the roof, a piece of metal flashing, known as a "porch apron" (figure E) is installed behind a Tyvek house wrap and over the shingle below it. The roofer then places another shingle over this.
- Flashing other areas, such as skylights and vent piping, is just as important.
- When it comes to the roof valleys, a multi-layered protective strategy is considered as an ice-and-water shield is laid down.
- On top of the shield a metal-valley flashing is sealed with roofing tar (figure F), preventing water from getting in.
- On the ridges and hips the shingles are cut clean and a cap piece is placed to cover thegap.
In the final segment of this episode, see how the gutters for the roof are custom made.
RESOURCES :
Roofing
Basi Roofing Co.
3200 Black Oak Dr.
Allison Park, PA 15101
Phone: 412-486-1661
Spray Insulation
Product name: Icynene
US Spray Systems
6500 Commerce Circle
Trafford, PA 15085
Toll-free: 800-895-8784
Fax: 412-374-1180
Website: www.icynene.com
GUESTS :
Brad and Lynn Oberg
Homeowners
Company: IBACOS (Brad)
Title: Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer
Website: www.ibacos.com
Henry (Hank) Swierczynski
President
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: buildm@zoominternet.net
Greg Allen
Site Supervisor
Hendolhurst Homes
955 Markman Park Rd.
Baden, PA 15005
Phone: 724-935-5658
Fax: 724-935-0884
E-mail: gcrbs@adelphia.net
John Broniek
Buildings Programs Manager
Ibacos
Website: www.ibacos.com
Jim Misencik
Framer
Misencik, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
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