Plywood on the Roof
Finally — plywood is going on the roof. We’re using 5/8 inch plywood, attached with construction glue, ring-shank nails, and some big screws (the belt and suspenders approach to keeping the roof in place in high winds).
Originally we planned to do everything but the electric ourselves, but when the weather got hot I contacted a subcontractor about doing the roof. His estimate was $6,000 to roof my dinky little house … after I stopped laughing we moved ahead with doing it ourselves. Marshall brought along an extra set of hands, and Ed has been a big help.
We also have put Azek trimboards on the rafter ends. It is 1-inch thick PVC stuff that mimics wood without rot or painting. Seems to be a quality product. We attach it with the same 10d stainless steel nails I used on the porch floors.
1 comment June 29th, 2006
