Why should ALL roofing material be completely REMOVED?
The wood deck of your roof is as important to roofing material as the foundation of the home is important to the structure of your house. Many cost cutting corners are being cut everyday in the roofing business and this is the worst. Shingling over the existing shingles is just a band-aid covering up the real problem. Leaving the old felt, and roofing over it, does not allow proper deck inspection. The Importance of Decking Repair Here’s another experiment … Punch a hole in the wall, then try to hang a picture in the same spot. That’s exactly what it is like to re-roof a house without checking the deck. There is almost always decking in need of replacement. Most decking damage happens when shingles are installed improperly or the right underlayments were not used. Some decking damage is just simply a “bad” board. The best choice for decking is OSB. It is treated and unlike the radiant barrier OSB, it has the ability to breathe from both sides. 1×8, 1×6 and 1×10 are notorious for crac
