Should he tear off the plywood or see if there are hurricane straps that can be visually inspected from the attic first? I don't remember him stating that it was a truss roof. How do collar ties or other framing installations affect the relevancy of what you mentioned? Can you help us with the sheathing nail off requirement? Does Britton Bartlett of Canvas, Inc. have a Florida Roof Contractor's License? Last I checked he was both a Licensed Contractor and held a seperate Roofing Contractor's License. Does he qualify if so or is he not allowed to permit a roof because he happens to hold several State Licenses.
Do you know something about the windload requirements of the area where Bob lives in Walton County that he did not tell the rest of us? I don't see the location of his home mentioned in the Thread.
These aren't rhetorical questions. After you review the re-roof statement bulletin held by Walton County Building Dept. will you please get back to us? I would hate to think that someone would hire a contractor who is going to tear off the plywood "sheathing" from the roof deck just to find that there's a windload condition that meets upload.
Bob, Check around for roofer's that are located outside of the Camp Creek area and you may find that you save yourself quite a bit of money.
Obviously you don't understand the statutes.
I have no idea why you are so defensive. I was only stating that this job is not as simple as Bob expected and you did not point that out to him. It is not a case of tearing off the shingles and putting on new ones.
For the record, it does the entire construction industry (both homeowners and contractors)to give a ball park bid without even looking at the project. I wanted Bob to know that your estimate would be very low because there is a lot more labor and materials involved in bringing a roof up to code, which is required by LAW with a re-roofing job, than to just put on new shingles.
He stated that the house is a 1950's ranch and the shingles have been on for some time. Unless the roof was replaced since 2002, it will have to be brought up to current codes regardless of the roofing system.
My comments have nothing to do with Britton Barlett or his licenses or lack thereof. Since Britton has a roofing license, there is no issue in this case. However, since this is a public forum and other people reading this thread may not know Britton, it is relevant that they should be aware that a ROOFING contractor must be hired for a re-roofing and that a roof must be brought up to code if a re-roofing is done.
I just spoke the deputy building official in Walton County and here is what was explained to me:
1. Any time a tear-off is done a licensed roofing contractor must be used.
2. For a home built before 2002 with an assessed taxable value over $300,000, wind mitigation must be performed with a re-roofing (hurricane straps).
3. For a home built before 2002 with an assessed taxable value of under $300,000, if the cost of the wind mitigation is15% or more of the total re-roofing job, a General Contractor must be used.
AAbsolute, you hold yourself in high esteem and believe that you are the final expert in all construction related questions on SoWal. I hope that people take your advice with a grain of salt. I am not trying to insult your intelligence or question your experience, but in this case you were wrong. Instead of getting defensive and insulting me, people would respect you a lot more if you would just admit that you made a mistake.
