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A good color choice by the owners helped
update this Columbia, Maryland home from a
standard 3 Tab "boring" roof to a beautifully
modern Architectural Shingle look.
Certainteed's Landmark 30 - a thirty year
shingle in "Colonial Slate" added some
spice . . . in fact, we had several
neighbors drop by and tell us how great it
looked! We'll be doing a few more roofs
in the neighborhood soon.
Old shingles were removed to expose an
unblemished OSB board subroof and then the
real reroofing work began.
First, custom made aluminum drip edge was
installed -- we purposely make it a full 6
inches so that the 3 foot layer of
"ice and water shield" has
plenty of surface area to permanently adhere
to. Store bought drip edge just doesn't have
enough surface area for proper sealing -- so
we manufacture our own.
What's that mean? No more ice dams and
better protection of the moisture sensative OSB
board subroofing. That's nice,
considering the kind of winters we've been
having lately in Maryland.
Next, synthetic underlayment was
added. Why synthetic? Because
it's virtually waterproof, resists MOLD, and
protects much better than that old fashioned
tarpaper that the "other guys" use.
Moving up the roof to the ridge vent, our
technicians widened the ridge vent slot --
allowing stagnant hot air to move out of the
attic more quickly -- and helping lower air
conditioning bills. In the winter, it
will allow for more air flow, reducing water
vapor in the attic and discouraging possible
mold growth.
Then there's the Shingle Vent II Ridge Vent
System by Air-Vent -- the best
"shingle-over" ridge vent on the
market. We've been installing them for
over 25 years and our customers love 'em (we
do too!).
The Shingle Vent II moves more air than
traditional ridge vents because of a kind of
"space age" lip Air Vent incorporates to
actually pull more air out of the attic; much
better than the competition's. Plus, it
looks better because it's designed to have
shingles actually nailed over the peak of the
vent. Just beautiful!
Finally, the custom formed aluminum
flashing finishes off the roof system,
and some strategically placed Geocel
Tripolymer Sealant protects the exposed nail
heads on the caps and screws on the
flashings.
Thanks, Columbia, Maryland. These
roofers will be back real soon.
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