Met with a client-homeowner to talk about a couple of repairs at his house. Listened carefully, asked a few questions, thouyght I understood what he was describing, but decided to wait until viewing the property before forming an opinion. Found the house in the country, nice 2 story stucco with a simple shed roof over the front door. Sure enough, it was just like he described: 8 ft projection, 20 ft wide, 7 inches of fall in 8 ft, framed with rough sawn 2×4 (actual) cedar rafters, and decked with T-111 ply, grooves up. No paint or other finish, no shingles, no tin panels, nothing! Just the bare plywood looking at the sun. And he wondered why it leaked!
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Just needs a coat of roofing tar and some mesh. OOPs wrong thread.
I'll bet the grain is running the wrong direction too!
No, actually the grooves run down-slope. But with only 7" of fall in 8 ft, it almost doesn't make any difference. He said he has used several tubes of caulk, but it still leaks. He made sure I understood that he has caulked the 1" wide grooves several times.
I dunno...the method of construction sounds just fine to me.
I think it's pretty obvious the only problem is that he needs to find a way to keep the rain from getting on it. That should stop the leaking.
Viola!
Tell him to stop being cheap and buy some GOOD caulk!
You know the stuff they sell at boat yards.
TDo not try this at home!
I am a trained professional!
You might be ####hack if Putty and paint'll make 'er what she ain't!
;)Excellence is its own reward!
Nah, the only hacking Mr.T does is on the keyboard. He's pretty good at it.Half of good living is staying out of bad situations.