Roof repair and replacement on the lichen covered home in Seymour, CT

There have been some pretty bad roofs that we have worked on but this year this home takes the cake. The sheer amount of algae, lichen, and moss that was growing on this roof was impressive. The strange part about this is that these plants usually like to grow in heavily shaded areas but this home was in direct sunlight for about half the day, so there should never be this much growth. This indicated that there was a serious leak and that the decking layer was extremely saturated with water.

We started this roof replacement by ripping up the old shingles and inspecting the decking layer below. As expected it was soaked most of the plywood sheets were rotting and moldy. Once every rotted sheet was ripped from the roof we moved on to replacing them. For this home, we used half-inch sheets of plywood. Once these were installed we laid down decking tape over all the seams, six feet of Sealeron Ice and Water along all the eaves, rake edges, overhangs, and valleys, and a synthetic underlayment over any remaining uncovered wood. Finally, we could install the new shingles and this customer decided on our IKO Dynasty Shadow Brown Shingles. When installing the shingles we also installed flashings around all the openings in the roof like vents and chimneys. We also install flashings anywhere shingles conjoin with the siding.

Life's unpredictability and the accompanying stress can be quite overwhelming. Therefore, our primary objective is to alleviate these pressures whenever feasible. In the instance of this particular client, we efficiently accomplished the task within a single day, ensuring minimal disruption to their daily routine.