Saturday, June 30, 2012

Roof Mounting for a Photovoltaic Solar Panel System in Melbourne Florida



Unirac Solar Mount Rail System

60 Quick Mount PV installed on shingle roof


 


Thursday, May 31, 2012

Brevard County Re-Roofing

We had to re-build all the gable ends and fascia on this beachside home


 

This was a 25 year old shingle roof with lots of wood work, now it is up to code, 130 mph wind rated. limited lifetime warranty


Tuesday, May 22, 2012


Roof to Wall Connections
With the insurance companies being more and more exacting, we are making sure our customers get applicable discounts . We added nails to the existing straps, we checked each one, made sure there were three nails on one side and one nail on the opposing side to qualify for "single wrap straps". Otherwise they would only qualify as "Toe Nailed" roof to wall connections.

We are all getting raked over the coals...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Satellite Beach Roofing

Installing self-adhesive shingle underlayment
This was an old tile roof that had 1x12 decking, we added plywood over the 1x and tapered insulation to the flat roof


Tapered Iso Board cut to fit
It takes a bit of experience to make this fit as it should, It really gets the water off the roof.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

40 year old tile roof, mopped right to the deck, one of the toughest to remove
  This home on Merritt Island finally got the attention it needed. Surprisingly, the interior damage was not  bad. It had an interesting plaster ceiling to wall radius

Friday, December 30, 2011


Indialantic Re-Roof
This older home originally had a tile roof, 1x8 decking. The decking would have been a problem with the spaces between, knots, etc. We decided to redeck with 1/2" plywood over the existing. This one will last. Certainteed shingles, Flintlastic SA flat roof, good to go!

Thursday, December 22, 2011



What a wreck!  It is fulfilling when we get there it is leaking like a sieve, and no problems when we leave.

This roof had three roofs on it, the owner was getting repairs done every two years with little effect.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

That nose of Quinn's got him in Trouble! last Thursday he was stung by wasps, bees, maybe just fire ants, but he had an allergic reaction, looked like a Shar-pei.
I was up with him two nights in a row, thought he was not gonna make it.
Between the antihistamines, cortisone, antibiotics, and popsicles. he is Back!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Chimney repairs


Why is it that so many chimneys leak on tile roofs? answer- the roofers that did the flashing originally had no idea how to do it, sure the tile is easy, the flashing takes some knowledge and forethought

Friday, October 28, 2011

Indian Harbour Beach


Austin finishing up a gable, we used stainless steel roofing nails on these shingles, lots of corrosion being this close to the beach (just across AIA)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Tara's time


this was taken on my Mom's visit from R.I.


Tara, Brendan, and Tara's Grandmother

Tara and Brendan are getting married in May 2012, we couldn't be happier

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

Old School


Cut my teeth on steep roofs, not as much today, but still do 'em!

from 1981 or 82... one of the guys.. anyone know?

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Are we heading for deeper fiscal trouble?


see how our parents and grandparents dealt with this life changing phenominon

http://e.businessinsider.com/Tl-KeGdj2YQGAAcu/TlwQRIdW_iFpBpuLA81a2

In the mean time, we do what we can, stay as busy as we can, do a good job for fair pay.

we finished up our flat roof replacement for Hugh in Melbourne Beach, he tipped the guys $50... made their day

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Reminder about how to choose a roofing contractor

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/fl-roof-contractor-vasquez-20110812,0,5256816.column">

Most consumers are very savoy, especially with the internet research available

But it can be beneficial to see the trends in roofing, alot is changing

This Orlando Sentinal article is one to read if you are planning a re-roof or repair

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Insulation


we have added Insulation to the list of products we provide.

This home had little to no insulation, we installed R-36 of fiberglass insulation

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Cocoa Florida re-roof



we used Landmark Plus shingles in the Weathered Wood color on this one

last Wed the 26th of July, we had 1/2" hail and 50 mph winds at the job

luckily, we were covered up!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Roof leaks Save Money?



We had a call from a previous customer on Tuesday after about 2 inches of rain, our customer had his new roof installed in December, and he noticed a couple of stains in the garage ceiling. After investigating, the stains were from the Old roof, he was happy it wasn't active.

We were getting ready to leave, he shook my hand and told me how well everything worked for him. He saved $2000 a year in homeowners insurance for the Wind Mitigation we supplied, he recievec a $700 tax credit for Energy Star products, and his A/C bills were reduced significantly from the tapered Insulation on the flat roof and Energy Star shingles

Monday, June 27, 2011

Lansing Island Repairs





It does not take long to do extensive damage to fascia and structual memebers if it's not done right

It OK now!

Melbourne off Turtlemound Rd


We jumped right back on a 6/12 two story,

BOY was it hot that week!

but it came out NICE

Landmark Plus (40yr) shingles 4 Star warranty

Melbourne Shores residence


60 squares Landmark Premium shingles on a self adesive underlayment
I wish we had a couple more just like it

Thursday, April 14, 2011

New Cedar 3x6 Beams


we replaced two cedar beams, new ones will have a copper cap

Monday, March 28, 2011

Baytree Rain Day


we have to take a rain day, expecting possible hail later today...
can't roof in the rain!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011