This morning the crew from Iron Horse Roofing showed up and began work installing the standing seam roof. Standing seam roofs are top-notch and last for decades and are particularly abundant here in Vermont. To get a longer lasting roof, you'd probably have to have a slate roof.Just like it looks like in the photos, the roof consists of a series of long pieces of sheet metal with the edges on each side bent up to form a sort of very low wall on either side that lays up against the next piece that is shaped the same way. The mated edges from the paired up sheets are then rolled over to lock them into place, sort of like you'd see with two pieces of fabric that have been paired up, rolled over and then sewn together.
The company warned us that the crew would be showing up weather dependent. Well, this morning it was flurrying and the temperature was hovering roughly around 10 degrees. We wondered if they'd be coming, but lo and behold, they did. I thought later in the day, what would the weather have to have been doing to keep them away?
They may or may not be back tomorrow, but in either case will be back at the beginning of next week to finish the job off. It looks great so far.
Its going to be interesting to watch the snow careen off the roof the next time there is a snow storm.
1 comment:
has house building come to a screeching halt? or are you so busy building you have no time for new updates...??? did the roofers come back the next day? has the snow been careening off the roof in an "interesting to watch" way? you have left me completely hanging from your standing seam roof!
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