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Preparing Surface for Installation of Galvalume Metal Roof

Bob makes his fourth visit to the home in Norwell, Massachusetts, where an addition is being put on a Colonial home. The project has involved the use of insulated concrete forms, also known as ICFs, to construct the shell of the addition. ICFs are essentially foam building blocks that are filled with rebar and concrete to form the walls and the first-floor deck. Next the second floor deck was framed and sheathed with Georgia-Pacific Plytanium DryPly. The roof was sheathed with Georgia-Pacific Plytanium and faced with Deck-Armor as a breathable underlayment over the roof deck. The roof was put on the house in cold weather and there was concern about adhesion between the StormGuard and the roof deck. Deck-Armor eliminates the possibility of frost damage. The StormGuard was placed over the Deck-Armor and nailed into place. Metal roofing was purchased from MetalRoofingWholesalers.com and installed on the addition by a professional. Hal Martin of The Metal Men explains the features of the metal roof being installed. The roof is made of steel with an aluminum mix known as Gavalume. This roofing material offers stronger protection against rust, especially at the ends of the roof line. Galvalume is available in any size up to 40 feet. A ridge cap is put over the top of the installed panels to prevent rain and moisture from getting into the roof cap. Care must be taken installing the Galvalume panels because they are large, unwieldy, can bend and be scratched.

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Preparing Surface for Installation of Galvalume Metal Roof

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" This is our fourth visit to our in law suite our addition onto this little colonial here in not -- mass and we've gotten very familiar with the whole process them. ICF insulated concrete forms and how that creates the shell of the house. Basically using foam building blocks that are filled with rebar and concrete to form the frost wall the walls and even the first floor deck. Next we saw how Howard and his crew framed the second floor deck the wall that supports the ridge and the roof. The roof deck was -- with GPS plytanium plywood."

" We're using the deck armor material. As our underlayment over the deck. We ended up putting the roof on in very cold weather. And we were concerned about it adhesion between the the Stormguard which is the peel and stick. Vapor vapor impermeable material. And so we're using this because the deck is going to be nice and clean worry about frost this eliminates the possibilities of frost."

" And this is a Stormguard product you can see what they're doing is putting the first piece on. And he's going to peel the very top half off and leave the bottom half with the -- of plastic covering on it. So if he can work from the top down so he's basically sticking the the Stormguard. Directly on the deck armor underlayment. And then he's going to -- he's gonna mail list of the Stormguard as he goes as well."

" Next our homeowner Howard found a source for metal roofing at metal roofing wholesalers dot com and we got a professional to come here to show us how it's install."

" This made out of gavel. And what that is that's a steel with an aluminum mix and you can get you can get it just with steel but the galvalume. It does a lot more for years as far as the rust factor goes. What expression -- in says each time when you. When you cut your panels were there pre cat and you're going to have exposed metal on that edge and what that does is it prevents it from -- is touches like normal steel panel would. They do Salomon. Steel. Panels and given that way but I recommend getting galvalume because that's the best for this Topper panel here this is five V crimp. And and you can didn't point nine gave 26 gauge. You get it cut to point. You get any size you want up to forty feet. And it's this is special order for anything you do they kind of right then they ship in a week. So you knew whatever you want to fit whatever job you have. OK well what we do is we use outside closure. And he goes on the panel like this. And then after that your ridge cap. And on top your closure. And at the screw lines. Which is here. You put what they cause they. Self tapping metal screw. On all your ribs. And this would prevent -- any rain or moisture going up into the roof cap."

" And you've got to be careful installing these galvalume panels cause they're big they can bend and they can get scratched."

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