Comments on: Common Roofing Problems http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/ CalFinder Remodeling / Home Improvement Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Renee http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Renee Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:46:15 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-2651 Thanks for checking in, Linda! The following post addresses your problem: http://www.calfinder.com/blog/air-conditioning-heating/no-one-can-sleep-up-there-addressing-attic-ventilation/ Hope it helps! KaTinka, we'll get back to you soon! Thanks for checking in, Linda! The following post addresses your problem: http://www.calfinder.com/blog/air-conditioning-heating/no-one-can-sleep-up-there-addressing-attic-ventilation/ Hope it helps! KaTinka, we’ll get back to you soon!

]]> By: KaTinka Bolding http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-2622 KaTinka Bolding Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:05:36 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-2622 We are in the process of roofing a small shed in a very shaded area of our year. We put the tar paper on and them my husband got busy and hasn't out the shingles on yet. I noticed a leak after the last rain and upon inspection found that the tar paper had shrunk. My husband has been in the construction industry for many years and has never experienced this problem until recently. He has also found a tar paper shrinkage problem with a recent building his company built - this one is in a very sunny location. Have they changed the components of the tar paper? Has anyone else experienced this problem? We are in the process of roofing a small shed in a very shaded area of our year. We put the tar paper on and them my husband got busy and hasn’t out the shingles on yet. I noticed a leak after the last rain and upon inspection found that the tar paper had shrunk.

My husband has been in the construction industry for many years and has never experienced this problem until recently. He has also found a tar paper shrinkage problem with a recent building his company built – this one is in a very sunny location. Have they changed the components of the tar paper? Has anyone else experienced this problem?

]]> By: Linda http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 Linda Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:46:59 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-2349 Last summer I purchased an old one-and-a-half storey house, probably constructed in the 20s, 30s, or 40s. The second floor (1/2 storey) just has two small bedrooms and a shared closet. The roof is a 4-sided hip roof with three dormers. The upstairs is excrutiating hot in the summer and, in spring and fall, it is still way hotter than the downstairs. I live in Atlantic Canada and this heat is unusual for me. Inside the eaves (behind the knee walls) it is even hotter. It appears to me that the enclosed eaves and ceiling of the 2nd floor have no ventilation and so the heat just builds up all day. From what I can tell, the soffits are boarded shut. So, the only ventilation is from the 3 small dormer windows, but it just will not cool off at all. It is so hot that no one can sleep up there. Do you think my assessment of the cause of this problem is correct and, if so, can I fix it? Is there some technique or product that I can use to ventilate the eaves to the outdoors? Someone suggested a cupola or a ridge vent for the attic/peak, but I'm not sure what to do about the eaves. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. Last summer I purchased an old one-and-a-half storey house, probably constructed in the 20s, 30s, or 40s. The second floor (1/2 storey) just has two small bedrooms and a shared closet. The roof is a 4-sided hip roof with three dormers. The upstairs is excrutiating hot in the summer and, in spring and fall, it is still way hotter than the downstairs. I live in Atlantic Canada and this heat is unusual for me. Inside the eaves (behind the knee walls) it is even hotter. It appears to me that the enclosed eaves and ceiling of the 2nd floor have no ventilation and so the heat just builds up all day. From what I can tell, the soffits are boarded shut. So, the only ventilation is from the 3 small dormer windows, but it just will not cool off at all. It is so hot that no one can sleep up there. Do you think my assessment of the cause of this problem is correct and, if so, can I fix it? Is there some technique or product that I can use to ventilate the eaves to the outdoors? Someone suggested a cupola or a ridge vent for the attic/peak, but I’m not sure what to do about the eaves. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

]]> By: Re-Roofing Can Lower your Energy Bill » Remodeling Blog http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Re-Roofing Can Lower your Energy Bill » Remodeling Blog Mon, 26 May 2008 22:35:12 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-1722 [...] your roof need repair? Warning signs that indicate it’s time include ceiling spots, blistered, curled, or missing shingles, cracked [...] [...] your roof need repair? Warning signs that indicate it’s time include ceiling spots, blistered, curled, or missing shingles, cracked [...]

]]> By: Dean http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Dean Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:33:22 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-401 Hi Dustin, Uni Solar makes BIPV's that are available through vendors here: http://www.uni-solar.com/interior.asp?id=106 They also have more information about the shingles here: http://www.uni-solar.com/uploadedFiles/6DV44-146%20ver%2003.pdf Hi Dustin,

Uni Solar makes BIPV’s that are available through vendors here: http://www.uni-solar.com/interior.asp?id=106

They also have more information about the shingles here: http://www.uni-solar.com/uploadedFiles/6DV44-146%20ver%2003.pdf

]]> By: Dustin Wells http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Dustin Wells Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:07:27 +0000 http://www.calfinder.com/blog/roofing/problems/#comment-400 I am a roofer in Idaho Falls Idaho and heard of solar shingles i am interested to find out how to install and learn more about the products I am a roofer in Idaho Falls Idaho and heard of solar shingles i am interested to find out how to install and learn more about the products

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