Monday - Robert Nelson Roofing was the subcontractor that installed the roof shingles. We chose anthracite rustic black 30-year Tamko fiberglass architectural shingles. Each shingle strip required 5 nails in it as per code. All morning long it sounded like a machine gun with 5 shot bursts.
The two main features of this home are - the two sided fireplace between the living and dining room - and the perfect roof lines with no vents or valleys. The roof has a 2 foot overhang in all directions. There are no rain gutters.
The shingles were delivered to the ridge of the roof. The titanium underlayment was already installed by Shiver Builders. Note that the installers used foam seat cushions for kneeling on the roof. It prevented damage to the shingles and also protected the workers' knees.
You may re-call the roof was designed with no vents - ridges - or valleys. It has two large flat planes. Singles did not have to be cut except along the edges. First they installed a white trim edge. This will blend in with the white trim - columns - and windows of the house. Also the interior plantation shutters will be white. People are amazed when we tell them that we did not decide yet what color the siding of the house will be. We are leaning toward - tan - grey - khaki - although in my dreams the house is white - like the Murat Plantation.
Since the whole house will be insulated with liquid foam insulation - the building code does not require vents. The ridge will be flat without a vent. The shingles along the ridge were nailed and glued.
They started around 9 and were done at 2. Throw in a lunch break and it was just 4 hours of installing. The crew of 5 had 2 gas powered compressors to keep their guns loaded.
We selected plain black shingles because we did not want to draw attention to the already large roof. The roofers loved working on 3/4 inch plywood - they said they never had that pleasure before. It was great for walking and nailing. It prevented the roof from bowing. The porches are designed to prevent direct sunlight from entering the house in the summer. It still will allow lots of light and good visibility for the interior of the home. All 3 bedrooms are corner rooms with 4 windows each. The house has 28 - 3 x 6 windows in all.
From the street the house will look like this. We are very pleased with the overall clean look. Since we did not have a 3D computer drawing - we were not sure of the overall look. Now we are very happy. The house was designed by Lulu and me. Bill Richardson was our draftsman. We gave him a list of features and where they went. It was his job to fit the interior walls into our uniform window design. He did a marvelous job. With the window spacing it was an almost impossible task. Without Bill - it would have never worked.
All that is left to close the house in completely - are 2 doors and 2 porch ceilings. The porch ceilings will be pine bead board and the doors will be mission style with a dark stain to match the porch ceilings. I amazed that during the 50 days of work I have not seen one bird fly into the house. Usually birds love the large barn type roofs.
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