This garage probably had original roofing still on it. Very heavy gauge shingles had lasted very well but there was a design flaw in them besides being very brittle from age. It was an early architect style with random sized divisions without throats and tried to imitate cedar shingle roofing. The flaw was that the divisions were not layers like modern architect shingles but rather cuts (probably originally serrations) in the asphalt which occasionally lined up in overlapping courses creating a potential leak spot. While tearing them off, I found metal patches under some of these spots so they either were leaking or were patched by someone recognizing the potential problem.
The sheathing boards were somewhat loose so I re-nailed them with longer nails before putting on the new architect shingles. The new roof really made the garage look new again. Topping it all off was the cupola, new only a couple of years ago. I re-installed it with a stand-off mounting design that keeps the cupola itself from being in contact with the shingles.
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This roofing job involved adding the open shed on the back of the garage for storing wood and garden equipment. I am very happy the way the job turned out. Cliff used a very inovative approach to building the shed. As a one-man crew, he found a way of installing a 6″ x 8″ x 24′ beam without extra help or power equipment. The roofing job itself was completed with hardly any waste left over, for which my wallet says, “Thank you!”