Whole-home renovation
A roof stripped to the sheathing, and the deck back in use
A hillside home taken back to bare plywood and reroofed, photographed open and then finished.
The record
This is the only job on the site photographed properly at both ends, and it is the one we would point at first. The roof was stripped to bare sheathing rather than layered over, which is the decision that separates a roof that lasts from one that is sold cheaply: you cannot inspect what you cover, and a second layer hides every soft spot underneath it. The new bundles were staged on the roof before the tear-off began, so the house was open for hours rather than days. The finished photograph is taken from the deck of the same house, which is back in use.
Two photographs of one project, taken weeks apart. What happened in between is the part worth asking any contractor about.
- Scope
- Full roof replacement on a hillside home, as part of a whole-home renovation
- Materials
- Architectural asphalt shingle - new underlayment - full tear-off to plywood sheathing
- Type
- Whole-home renovation
- Location
- Tuolumne County
Documentation
What to look at, and why it was done that way.
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Stripped, not layered over
Back to bare plywood. Anything soft is found and replaced at this stage, because after this stage it cannot be seen again.
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02
Material staged before the tear-off
The bundles are already on the roof in the first photograph. That is what keeps the house open for hours rather than days.
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03
The deck went back into use
The second photograph is taken from it. On a hillside house the deck is the room people actually live in, and losing it for a season is a real cost.
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