palmettoinspect 1 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 I'm looking at this screen porch low slope roof that was recently replaced. It's a really ugly install. The roofer called in 90 lb felt, but it looks like the top layer of a granulated mod bit roof to me that was installed over the existing roof. Can anyone clarify from these pictures? Thanks, Kiel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 83 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 I agree it's Mod Bit. The folds alone make it a defective install. Looks like it was neither mopped nor torched but attached with a generous application of roofing cement and a few surface nails. It's the classic DIY, nothing professional about it. Not a problem over a screened porch if the buyer doesn't mind occasional leaks, otherwise replace it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 138 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 It might be asphalt roll roofing. (The wrinkles and the thin edge in the last picture suggest this.) Try to tear an edge. If it tears easily, it's roll roofing. If you can't tear it, it's mod bit. The installation is a disgrace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Kogel 35 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Isn't Mod Bit glossy black on the underside? Yes, it is, and that is not. Does anybody that installs roofing automatically become a "roofer"? Seems to be the case, unfortunately. Edited November 18, 2017 by John Kogel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad Fabry 54 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Looks like crappy rolled roofing. Wait. That's redundant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Kogel 35 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 It's the good stuff. The crappy stuff is 30 lb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
palmettoinspect 1 Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Yes, very easy to tear! Thank you all for the replies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Baird 36 Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 ...the little trough where the upper slope meets the lower one is a drainage ditch. Hope it slopes to one side or the other like a gutter. BTW those shingles on the upper slope look fried like a rasher of bacon by their shipwrecked seaman's exposure to too much sun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
palmettoinspect 1 Posted November 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 Jim, you're correct!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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