Stunning and Complex Roofing Installation Ep.78
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For some reason I found “They’re both named Randy” to be absolutely hilarious.
I wonder if Stoner 1 and Stoner 2 will show up too?
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Darrell and his other brother Darrell?
Roofer Randy action figures. But I can’t remember which one is which.
I too enjoy watching a roofing crew…
I means one thing…
It’s not me up there.
I disagree with that valley flashing on top of the shingles. I would think that water may run down the shingles and seep under the flashing. Where if you put it under the shingles it would not be able to get under the flashing to the wood IMO.
Scott, a roofing crew just finished up my house (stripping old singles and installing new). They worked 10 days. You would appreciate the valleys, gable intersections, bumpouts and returns. Big roof too.
I’ve had to solo two roofs. Never again. I’m watching these guys working in sneakers. My dogs would be SCREAMING. I did it for exactly one day. My arches were killing me and the tops of the toes on my sneakers were worn through.
@Jonathan Fortin Lol “hardhats off” I like that one.
Personally I’ve never liked coming behind and installing vents and other penetration flashings after I’ve installed the roof. In my opinion it always takes more time and it feels like it’s harder. You end up having to pull up part of your work and redo it. I like it when I know everything that’s behind me is DONE. It also allows for you to make sure that nothing your installing is ever going to have a chance of a nail being to close to a butt in the shingles above or you having a nail that was driven having to be pulled so the vents or whatever can slide up in place. Then again I’m weird like that.
It is faster to instal a roof without all of those pesky roof vents in the way? Faster equals more profit.
Do what you are doing in one so you don’t interfere with what you’ve done already. there are circumstances where you just cannot refasten as it was the first time round.
Order of operation. Took me 2 years to train my crew to understand this concept, and to this day, those that have left to other cities or started their own business, they still call me from time to time to ask stuff or wish a good build whenever they see us work in or out of town. It’s such a meaningful (among others) method of thinking and it eases everyone’s work load so much that it’s ingrained in their MO years after, even if they’re not working with us anymore.
I think if that roof were covering the Titan sub, it would be dry, even at 100 fathoms.
@Justin Stevenson ah i gotcha, i was more so talking about the holes you KNOW are there, leaving the shingles loose and sliding in the vents and nailing.
I agree everything should be done before the roof installation, plumbing stacks/ bathroom vents etc. Doing it after the fact just adds to the chance of a leak.
Even in the best weather, roofing is brutal on your feet, ankles, knees, back and hands. My hat is off to anyone who does this for a living!
I’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 25 YEARS.
IM THE BOSS NOW, STILL CLEAN UP
STILL CARRY SHINGLES
STILL INSTALL
PUT ABOUT $100 AN HOUR IN MY POCKET AFTER PAYROLL (3 GUYS)
Been doing it for 15 years now, my foreman has been at it for over 40 years
got to appreciate the detailed camera angles and cuts on some of these shots. I can tell after watching all these videos that Nate is getting A LOT better at this. It really shows the effort he’s putting in to share this story. awesome.
I grew up roofing with my old man. I had to clean up the shingles that got ripped off and when the bundles got delivered I had to carry them up. When the ground was clean and the bundles were all on the roof I was able to sit up and feed the shingles down so he could nail them in quick. It was hard and I never got paid much, but I learned how to work and how to be efficient. I’m thankful for those day, I’m also thankful that I dont have to do roofing anymore unless I want to haha.
@Anthony 223 yeah you arent kidding. I was a longshoreman for a few years after high school, the time I spent on roofs and in wrestling rooms set me up pretty well to work longs days in every condition there is. My dad still roofs and he’s hands down the toughest dude I know
Cool..but try doing it for year after year as a living..not just for a couple years or here and there helping dad..only real tough men can do it/or have to do it..no silver spoons growing up for roofers?
@Bernd Heiden Dribble.
Watching this video on my TV after your podcast discussion recently. Sooo much better, better than anything on TV these days and a welcome break from some of the craziness out there. Keep up the good work.
AMEN! BROTHER, AMEN!
I gotta get that hooked up. I’m still on an iPad with reading glasses ??
The correct quote is “water always flows downhill, except when it doesn’t”
“He sent in his special forces team… they’re both named Randy.”
LOL.
Owen Wiseman You could say that his Special Forces team was rather Randy.
This man brings a true appreciation for his craft and other craftsman. You can’t beat some who is passionate and knowledgeable about there skill set. Such craftsmanship
You could even say…essential.
there nail patter is im proper nail the wrong part of the starter and its onlt 1 min into the video
There really should be step flashing at that gable end. While it’s 100% true gravity will bring water down the siding and onto the counterflashing, a wind-driven rain will easily find itself under that metal flashing.
To say that shingles will outlast a metal valley is flat out untrue. In fact, valleys are the first part of the roof to wear out when not using metal valleys. Think of all the water running down the sides, into the valley, then all the way down to the gutter.
You say that they’ll rust out? Why aren’t you using aluminum? My building supplier sells pre bent aluminum W valleys and 100′ coils of aluminum in any colour if you’d rather make your own.
I’ve been roofing most of my life, most of which residential asphalt/fibreglass shingles, and I cannot condone you defaming metal valleys like that.
His entire Talk about roofing is crap and I don’t know if anybody else noticed but they didn’t use ice and water guard
@Brady Williams Kinda glad they didn’t use any of the softer metals I would’ve considered (aluminum, copper, lead-coated copper); the way it was walked down so hard, had piles of glopped sealant, and flashing that was not laying flat when it was nailed. (From the 16:40 mark all the way to 17:37 was some cringy stuff happening! Both my dad and uncle would’ve probably knocked me off the roof and let the safety line catch me if I’d done work like that!)
Yep a pro roofer is an extraordinary craftsman. This is especially true when the Architect is a Loon and designs impractical things like 3 roofs sort of joining in one area. It is kind of like when additions are tacked on by flyby night home improvement guys.You had a difficult time framing it and the roofer had a difficult time making sure it is watertight. I say it was an impractical design.
At a minimum the garage pitch could have been designed to match that of the lower section on the house to create a valley rather than a step. Form over function here, kiss should be the maxim for roof integrity.
@Jason Stewart lets also remeber this roof is now a haven for any number of bees nests hornets nests , and many others , May be waterproof but its a home for plenty of critters ! Love the house but that roof is just weird
No Architect, was done by a designer/draftsperson.
I like the house and plenty of weird roofline junctions have held watertight in plenty of places but yeah man do not get the 13.8 degree bent house situation.
I have to agree that this is the strangest coming together of roofs i have seen in a long time, very odd nooks and crannies that in my opinion were completely unnecessary, bazzare roof for sure
Man all I could see at the end of this video, was dinner walking away up the hill. Beautiful Buck. Love this entire video series. And Thank You to Tamco for donating the shingles to this spec house.
I take it your not in hail country! I always get a kick out of the idea of a fifty year shingle, here in the hail zone of the Colorado front range, those fifty year shingles are lucky to make 20 years before being destroyed. My last Tamko roof only made it 12 years, it wasn’t Tamko or the shingles fault, nothing stand’s up to hail stones close to baseball size or bigger. In 2017 I saw several clay tile roofs beat to pieces laying on the ground around the perimeter of the house. Your lucky that you only have to worry about moss growing on the roof.
@44R0Ndin There is some around, but pretty much in the more suburban/country type areas. The 50 year asphalt shingles do for the most part hold up to the hail, but still need to be replaced after a big hail storm, both zoning and insurance companies pretty much require it to be replaced. The metal roofs can get beat & punctured to the point they leak and look really bad.
Do you see a lot of metal roofs around your area considering the hail? My thinking is that a metal roof would fare better, sure it would probably get dented by the hail but I doubt it would fail.
11:29 these guys have to be like, “dude, you want to quit inspecting every detail?”
What magic blend of shingle do you have that it’s going to be there in 50 years?
Wow, thanks! Now I know what kind of caulking I’m going to use when I build my submarine! Let’s see, I’ve got my OSB, some decking screws, a gallon of exterior paint and now, all I need is some of that caulking. Hold my beer.
I have a strong feeling that when time comes to sell it will be a bidding war to the highest bidder!
Good job boys lookin good!
Shout out to Tamco,helping out one of my favorite builders here on YouTube! What a way to support the little guys,one should be so lucky. Thanks for the content,I love watching this build. Be safe out there,and you keep up the good work!