The Roof Saga, part 4

Well, the tear off continues...

You may remember from last time that we uncovered this original lower roof over the guest bath area. If you notice in the photo above, the roof over the cover patio was tied into the structure that we removed a couple of posts back. We needed to support that roof area so that we could continue our work here.

So, Dan added four 10 foot 2'x4's for support. The roof is also attached to the studio area and some other posts (already in the structure of the house). Although it will not withstand a hurricane it should be good for now.

Dan continued with the tear off on that lower roof.

Removing the boards damaged by previous termites...

and water damage. In a lot of ways water damage can be more extensive than termites.

Possibly because some people don't take it as a serious threat.

He then went on to remove more of the many layers of roofing from the main roof section and found even more wonders...

Although it's kind of hard to make out in these photos. The previous "roofer," in an apparent attempt at strengthening a water damaged (dry rot infested) area of the roof, covered the section with a combination of peg board and metal sheeting. These were screwed together and to the surrounding area to "fix it." As in... "Look! There I fixed it! It's good as new!"

Here is what was under that nifty peg board bandage.

After clearing some more of the roofing you can see the extent of the damage.

So, after a another day's work this is where we stand. Note that the wood showing on the upper right of the picture is the plywood that is still covering up another 4 layers of roofing material.

Another wonderful episode following soon!