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Review of the Roof Construction Process
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Review of the Roof Construction Process
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" we get another look at the roof -- for our house in Yonkers, New York let's talk about the roof in this habitat for humanity house for a minute. On day one of the blitzed them. We crane to this 850 pound blue laminated roofing. Into position. Then we started to attach the roof happens from now the roof. By the rest of the house. This construction process more structural insulated panel. These panels are a sandwich from oriented strand board and rigid insulation. If you look at this -- you can see that there are no -- The sips panels provide all the structural support insulation and sheeting in one -- A little bit behind the scenes here -- down. Well you're bottom go end. Get it and now we can. We have always easy intelligently out. Steve Thompson from premier wall systems directs the crew lifting the roof cap. And going to run out. Six engine now. -- here -- it's. -- The panels are crane into position they're tacked in place with the names. Then they're screwed down with the long -- screws that extend through the sandwich of OSB and insulation all the way into the walls built or roof -- we. Let's watch these guys fly with the rest of the -- OK I'm coming down from. Your body and -- coordinator. Once the last panel is screwed down comes the moment of truth. All of the pre fabricated pieces of the house fit together perfectly and the house isn't closed from the -- Well it's time again the kind of -- Gland slam and -- got. As night falls on day one of the blitz build the exterior of the house is being covered with gypsum board. This is required by the local fire code. The gypsum board is then covered with house wrap. Overnight the crew of carpenters did started framing the front porch. By the morning it's real time day two of the blitz build. And work continues on the front porch frame."
