Like the song that never ends, it just goes on and on my friends...
I didn't think that putting a roof on would be much of a big deal really. Just get some sheets of tin roofing, screw them on and there you go. I've helped other people before and it wasn't so bad.
However, roofs have gotten a bit more complicated it seems, and there are a few more pieces to consider, all of which seem to rely on the other one already being there. At any rate, between it being a busy month with several weekends full of other things, the time I took trying to figure out how all the pieces go together, and learning how to work with the metal materials, it's been nearly six weeks of working on this roof. Who'd have thought?
This is just getting started. I put the plywood on with an overlap on all sides, thinking that the roofing would overlap as well. The new style of roofing however doesn't overlap in that way, so I had to go all the way around the outside of the roof with the circular saw to cut it off. Bummer!
This picture shows what the roof edge looks like. The roofing comes right to the edge of the plywood sheathing (which comes right to the edge of the fascia board) and then the gable trim goes on top and screws down along the outside ridge, and along the lower edge on the fascia board.
This picture shows the Water and Ice wrap on the bottom on both sides, and tar paper most of the way up on one side. The Water and Ice wrap is a thick tar and gravel sheet with a sticky underside.
More with the Water and Ice and tar paper. I cut a strip out of the paper along the top ridge so that air can circulate under the roof. It's important to have a layer of air that can move between the insulation and the roofing in cold climates to prevent melting and ice build-up on the roof.
Roofing going on. This was actually the easiest and fastest part. Notice that there is a line of brown metal hanging down along the fascia board on the side of the roof. This is eave flashing, which actually should go on under the Water and Ice wrap, but I messed up and put it on top instead.
The last of the roofing is on here.
Putting on the ridge cap. It turns out that this requires longer screws, which I didn't have and had to order, so that added an extra ten days or so to the process.
So many layers. The lighter brown is aluminum fascia flashing. The colour difference is really difficult to see normally, although it looks quite significant in this picture. The fascia flashing covers the fascia board and reaches down 1/2 inch below it with a rail for the soffet to slide into. Here you see it also covering the end of the eave flashing, which was cut and bent over, and the gable flashing being set on top of it all.
I added hurricane ties to all of the rafters. These are metal plates that screw to the wall and the rafter to prevent any chance of sliding or lifting.
This picture shows the edge of the fascia flashing on the outside, and the inside rail for the soffet going on.
The lighting isn't great in this picture, but it shows the completed soffet, on this side at least.
Finally finished sheathing the end and in this picture all of the gable trim and soffeting is done. There are still three windows to cut out though. I also have to put on the decking and then build the shed roof that comes down over the porch. Still some roofing left to do!
A side view with the windows cut out. Finally moving on to other projects!
