Finding The Right Atlanta Georgia Roofer

Finding The Right Atlanta Georgia Roofer

Finding the right Roofing Contractor can be difficult. Doing your research is key to finding the right contractor. Remember you’re not just looking for price, but you also want to make sure the contractors are legitimate. Too many people today jump into hiring a contractor before making sure they are legitimate. Ask about their business license, federal tax ID, and proof of bonding, liability and workers compensation insurance, and client and credit references. These are all important things to verify when choosing a contractor. This is a very important step, and quite a few people don’t ask about it.

You’ll also want to ask about the materials that they use. Any experienced contractor should be able to tell you off the bat. After they tell you, do your own research and find out what you can about those materials. You want good materials that will last a good length of time. Be sure that the contractor does not use cheap material that will deteriorate quickly. If they use cheap materials, your new roof could deteriorate much faster then a roof built from good, quality materials. Remember, do your homework, and ask the right question when hiring a roofing contractor.

Don’t let yourself make the mistake of thinking you need a new roof just because yours is leaking. A leak isn’t the only sign that your roof needs to be replaced, and in fact your roof may only need to be repaired. Also, make sure you investigate all the various roofing materials available before you select one. Replacing your roof with the wrong roofing material, be it asphalt shingls, metal roofing, slate, tile, concrete, cedar, or some other wood product, can be a very costly error. After all, you wouldn’t want to have to tear the entire roof off and start all over, would you?

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This video features Reliance Roof Restoration www.relianceroof.com.au Managing Director Justin Eldershaw showing you what to look for on your metal roof. Please help to answer the question about metal roof contractorHow to support a free standing 24 x 21 foot roof over existing concrete deck.?
We want to span the 21 foot width without supports in the middle. We've placed (8) 6×6 posts in existing concrete using (4) 3/8 1.5" concrete screws in metal post holders. We can't use longer 5/8 inch bolts, we're hitting rebar in the concrete.

4 posts are 11' tall and 4 are 6' tall (12/3 pitch) on the 24' sides (8' apart). We pre-built two 28' beams with 1/2 plywood in between 2×10s. We plan on placing these on top of the 2 sets of posts with hangers.

We then pre-built four 24' beams with 1/2 plywood in between 2×12s. We plan to span the 21' opening every 8' directly on the 2×10 beams. We will then use 2×12s every 2' in between the beams. I was told by a contractor that using 2×12s to span 21' would sag without the help of the "sandwich" beams every 8'. We are going to put 2×4s across the joists & beams with a metal roof.

Any flaws in my plans? I'm worried about the weight of the roof, use of small screws in the post holders and the 21' span. Thank you!!
Thanks Bhop. I'm using the only connection method I found to anchor posts to existing concrete. I've seen lots of examples of people building complete decks, with spas on top, on these top of connectors. They are the raised metal post holders that are meant to be bolted on top of concrete and then nailed to the posts. The only difference is I can't get the single 3" 5/8 inch bolt as recommendend and instead are using four 1.5" 3/8 inch concrete screw for each post.

I'm also beefing up the railing to add support between the posts instead of the posts only being connected by the roof.

You ask what would keep the roof from blowing over. The eight post connectors are nailed 8 times to the post and screwed into the concrete 4 times. In order for the roof to blow over, all 32 concrete screws or 64 nails would need to fail. Is there any way to beef up the post to concrete connection? Thanks Again!
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9 Responses to “Finding The Right Atlanta Georgia Roofer”

  1. By DL on May 8, 2010

    Warranties on roofing materials are rarely used, for several reasons:
    1. The bulk of the cost is in labor, rather than materials.
    2. Manufacturers only cover defective materials, and the vast majority of problems with your roof are caused by incorrect installation, inappropriate materials given your location, "acts of God", etc.
    3. Even if you do determine that you have defective materials, the warranty is typically pro-rated after a few years, so that after 10 years you'd only get a percentage of the amount you had originally spent.

    It is much more important to get a guarantee from the roofing contractor that you hired.

    Finally, although proof of purchase is helpful, it isn't usually required by manufacturers. Most roofing materials include a serial number or other method of identification, and this should be adequate should you wish to invoke the warranty. This article provides more detail: http://www.roofery.com/shingles/warranty.html.

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  3. By Wordpress on May 8, 2010

    Very nice job

  4. By gc27858 on May 8, 2010

    You have to have ventilation. Metal is not an insulator, it's a conductor. If it's shiny it will reflect, but it won't stay shiny. If there is insulation under the metal, then the reflective quality will be helpful, but if not, the metal will heat up and it will get hotter than hell in your attic, and make your AC work harder. The more ventilation you have, the better. Ridge vents are good.
    The problem with your existing fans is that they were made to install on a shingle roof, and the flange is probably full of nail holes and roofing cement, and hard to tie in on a metal roof. They can probably be modified in various ways, (e.g. curb mounted), by a good sheetmetal mechanic to work with a metal roof, and hopefully, your roofer is a good sheetmetal mechanic. Alternatively you could put gable fans, if you have gables.

  5. By billaryboy on May 8, 2010

    HCl is soluble in water. Adding water to a HCl solution dilutes the acid. Add enough water and the HCl solution approaches the acidity of rain water. The HCl has been completely washed away by 3 days of rain. There certainly won't be any HCl solution left on the roof. The HCl was probably washed away by the contractor when he rinsed off the roof after cleaning it.

    The owner is confused about HCl. The gas, HCl, ionizes in water and is corrosive. Exposing the roof to concentrated HCl solution is more corrosive than exposing a dry rood to HCl gas. However, the more water you add to a HCl solution, the weaker (and less corrosive) it becomes.

  6. By lyn g on May 9, 2010

    A metal roof is not installed by a plumber, it would be installed by a roofer or a sheet metal worker.

  7. By rock 1050 on May 9, 2010

  8. By OMEGA1 on May 10, 2010

    There are so many variables here that anything we say will only be a guess. The condition of your roof, the whole roof, not just the shingles, how many layers of shingles are on the roof right now, what the local codes require, most will allow two layers of shingles but not three. When I have a situation like this, I call the local building inspector and ask him/her, after all they are the ones that will have the final say. The inspectors in my area don't mind stopping by and giving their opinion.

  9. By billaryboy on May 11, 2010

    Hcl eats metal. If there were holes in the enamel the acid when applied would attack the roofing. The damage would be immediate and obvious.

    Hcl becomes diluted (weaker) when you add water. If the contractor was careful to rinse well and then you had three days of rain it's hard to imagine any acid residue could have remained or done any damage.

    You might buy one piece of roofing and duplicate the cleaning and flushing process to see if it damages the metal. This could provide some insights.

    good luck.

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