Welcome Back ! We are moving steadily toward our expected move in date of December 1, 2010. The next series of photos all deal with our new roof system and the insulation we added to help the house to be more efficient.
The first couple of photos are of the old roof stripped off to the original tongue and groove planking that acted as roof and finished ceiling. That isn't must insulating value between you and the 115 degree temps in the summer, so we decided to up the ante a bit.
The third picture shows the rigid foam insulation foam being delivered to the house. The insulation comes in 4' x 8' panels. Rather than put down 4" slab of insulation, we decided to offset 2 layers of 2.5" and 1.5" alternately and stagger the seams to help prevent thermal transfer through the panels.
After the insulation is secured down to the decking, it is covered with a membrane type cool roofing material called Fibertite. The seams are overlapped on the roofing material and heat-welded together to form a water tight seal. In addition to being the perfect color to reflect the sun, the new insulation gives us approximately a R-25 in terms of insulating value to help keep those cooling and heating bills down !
Next up....finishing the stucco outside
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| Bare Roof Deck |
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| New larger fascia on the front of the house to accomodate the new insulation. |
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| Insulation being delivered. |
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| 1st layer of rigid foam going down on the roof deck. |
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| 2 layers of insulation being covered by Densdeck material |
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| Rolling out our cool Fibertite roofing material |
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| Almost done ! Future stands for solar power |
Congratulations on the new roof! I’m so glad to see more and more people are finding different ways to be economical and eco-friendly. Who knew that you could have a roof that was not only helping you save money but also the environment? I hope that your “cool” roof has proven its worth over the past couple of years since it was first installed!
ReplyDelete- Rodney Orton -
Rodney's right! In these eco-conscious times, it's great that we're finding different ways to help save the environment, even with things like construction. Has your roof proven effective since first being installed?
ReplyDelete~ Lorilee Sigler
Your new roof is not just wonderful, but its good to hear that it is eco-friendly as well. It is important to invest on quality roofing to assure a long term protection. That's a cool roof indeed!
ReplyDelete-Lue Madson