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What's proper maintenance for roll roofing? - Jim Katen, Oregon Just like any other asphalt roof. Keep the tree debris and moss off it and touchup the mastic when necessary. OT - OF!!! M.

So, if it's only allowed to be an underlayment, how do we reconcile it with IRC 905.5? OT - OF!!! M.

Well, ensuring that it's installed with the rows running parallel to the prevailing winds and adding reinforcement strips perpendicular to the long axis of the material with double-rows of nails with fiber washers would improve performance. Hell, if you covered a roof with IWS and then applied a layer of that stuff over the top as UV protection it might perform as well or equal to modbit. Maybe not. Anyway, I won't be experimenting with it any time soon. This stuff is used plenty of places overseas still and seems to do a pretty good job where it's installed properly. We've essentially forgotten the old ways that worked so well for so long. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Yeah, I only report it on new homes and it goes in the interior section of the report. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Hi Robert, While I don't like roll roofing any better than anyone else does, I have to disagree with the brethren when they say that any roll roofing is garbage. It is perfectly good for what it's designed to do and when installed correctly it works fine. When asphalt roofing was first invented and canvas roofs went out of favor it was a common alternative to wood shingles. Will it last as long as other types of roofs? No. Can it remain perfectly serviceable for six to ten years? Yeah, it can if it's properly maintained. The job is reporting current condition. If a component is being used in the correct application, is installed correctly, is functioning the way it's intended to function and is within the expected design life of the component we should be telling folks that, not condemning the product outright because we just don't like it. There's nothing wrong with letting folks know that a product is of lesser quality than what's typically/commonly used but that shouldn't change the facts of correct installation/functioning as intended/within it's normally expected service life. If the client wants to upgrade he/or she can always ask the seller to do so and if the seller refuses can pay to have it done; or, wait until it wears out and needs replacement. That said, that's some pretty abysmal vent flashing or lack of vent flashings there and that roof looks like it's less than 1:12. That stuff isn't supposed to be installed with concealed fasteners at less than 1:12 and with unconcealed fasteners at less than 2:12. What is the white stuff at the edges of the roof; is that gravel stop flashings? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

This is from the National Roofing Contractors Association tile roof answers section on their website: Underlayment Underlayment (or "felt paper" as it is frequently called) is installed over the roof deck before the application of tile. An underlayment performs two primary functions: it provides temporary weather protection until the tile is installed, and it provides a secondary weatherproofing barrier if moisture infiltrates the tile roof covering. Many tile roofs have outlived the underlayment felts over which they were installed. Therefore, an underlayment's service life should be comparable to the design service life of the tile roof covering. Yeah, I know; it doesn't help. I even looked in the Tile roof manual that you can download free in TIJ's reference library and it doesn't really address this issue. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

I seem to recall a post years ago on the ASHI forum where Jerry Peck went into great detail about the process of felt replacement on roofs in Florida. I confess, I didn't read it all; Jerry makes me look like an amateur when it comes to writing long boring posts. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Maybe the installer modified it so that it can properly burn natural gas. OT - OF!!! M.

FWIW, About 0600hrs my time I sent an Email query to the technical assistance folks at Gastite and asked them to peruse this thread. Let's see if they answer here or answer me directly. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Not really, I haven't got a clue where Glenview, IL is. I'd love to live in a lighthouse. I think it would be the coolest home on the planet. (But that's just me.) ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Mike, I was with you on the lighthouse living thing (In New York Harbor) until I read about the fog signal navigation requirement. Do you think anyone can actually get used to that? For about 17 years of my life I lived about 100ft. from a railroad track. The first week it was novel and bothersome. After 3 weeks we didn't notice iit. The look on guests' faces was priceless when we'd be sitting there for dinner and suddenly the train would announce its warning to an intersection about half a mile down the line and the dining table would start to vibrate and then we'd all pause in our conversation for a bit while the train went by. I could get used to it; besides, it probably wouldn't bother me that much - I've already got a partial hearing loss thanks to a few bad days on the range while instructing firearms. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Go here and look at the post made at 9:35 pm on October 11 http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread ... -Ward-Flex ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Ass over tea kettle? Common saying in my family. OT - OF!!! M.

To me, it looks like it's been exposed to something acidic in the air around it. What kind of acid could cause that kind of corrosion on stainless steel? OT - OF!!! M.

If you're a little bit into photography and looking for something better than the typical $100 to $200 digital camera, you might check this deal out. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 120438-L0A OT - OF!!! M.

Not really, I haven't got a clue where Glenview, IL is. I'd love to live in a lighthouse. I think it would be the coolest home on the planet. (But that's just me.) ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

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I see about a half dozen of those a year. I can ony remember one where that main was so hot that I could feel the heat on my face. Absent a recall and good verifiable info at the time that it was an issue, I punted it to a LE for followup. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Hi, Yeah, steel I think. I see 'em every once in a while. Found out the hard way that I'm a little bit too, uh, er, chubby to walk on 'em. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Some discussion here: http://forums.mikeholt.com/archive/inde ... 12943.html OT - OF!!! M.

Hi, Snakes don't bother me; poisonous or non-poisonous - I've handled both many times, scorpians, spiders, lions and tigers and bears (OH MY!!!). Dead bodies don't bother me, peoples guts splattered all over the place doesn't bother me, guys with guns out there shooting back, that doesn't bother me. Just about whatever it is, it doesn't spook me - unless it's a rat. Then I turn into a little girl, let out a hi-pitched squeal that would make Mariah Carie envious and I run away like my hair is on fire. Go figure. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Mud perking on the bottom of the tank maybe? OT - OF!!! M.

My father used to bang back at them with 22 cal. birdshot. No blood or spatter, does almost no damage to the siding. Paint fills in the tiny B-B holes just fine. OT - OF!!! Mike

Call your local library and see if they have the Time/Life Fix It Yourself series of books. If so, go over and check out Kitchen and Bathroom Plumbing and follow the trouble-shooting guide for either the Electric or Gas Water heater, depending on which kind you have. Once you've identified the problem, the book will take you step-by-step through the repair procedure. If they don't have that series, ask if they have Time/Life's Home Repair and Improvement Series. If so, check out Plumbing and then go to page 92 - The Ins and Outs of Water Heaters and work your way through the troubleshooting guide there and follow their repair instructions as necessary. Good Luck! ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike

Hi All, I just got off the phone with York and they've sent me an updated nomenclature chart. This is for York, Frazier-Johnson, Luxaire, BW, Coleman products since April 2004. When I get a chance I'll pull down the old chart and add this and a bunch of other stuff I've got to the chart and then post a new one. In the meantime, those of you who see UPG products regularly should print off the nomenclature file below. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Download Attachment: YorkSerialNumberNomenclature.pdf 85.51 KB

Hi Ted, We're plowin' previously untilled ground here. I can't ever remember a discussion about this on this site over the past 8 years, so it's a welcome query. Let's hope some of the brethren from Florida, Arizona or Southern LaLa Land can give us some insight on this issue. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike