Aluminum Ladder	Fiberglass Ladder
16 feet tall	24 feet tall
17.5 inch wide base	19.5 inch wide base
Weight = 22 lbs.	Weight = 52 lbs.
Support Weight = 225 lbs.	Support Weight = 300 lbs.
Used Ladder by Homeowners	Used Ladder by RLO Technician

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Crew at beginning of install

During the process we covered all delicate areas with boards and/or tarps. This home was especially difficult because they had a glass solarium attached to the home.

Glass Solarium covered by plywood to prevent damage.

5 layers of roofing material!!

Two of the five layers

When we began the project we were amazed at what we found in the tear off process. The home had 4 layers of roofing stacked on top of each other! The roof was so old that the bottom layers were almost dust. The bottom layer was Cedar shingles and the other 3 layers were architectural shingles. They had put a new layer on every 15 years instead of maintaining the current layer. (all of the roofs put on were considered to be 40 year roofs from the manufacturer)  Lack of ventilation was the cause of this premature failure at an extreme cost to the homeowner. This was a high carbon foorprint roof.

Bottom layer is almost dust

We were at the job site for a month removing and replacing the roof. Our standard procedure is to set up and clean up every day so that the homeowner is not dealing with our mess when we aren’t there. We also have a manager at the jobsite every day to check in on the process and address concerns of the homeowner. We use safety equipment at all times when on the roof and all of our employees are insured and certified to be working on the home.

Scaffolding and Set up

In order to give the client a lifetime warranteed roof, air ventilation was installed by using an EdgeVent System. This allows cool air to flow into the small space between the insulation and the original wood slats, exiting at the top of the roof (aka ridge) through a RidgeVent System. Note: This system of ventilation is the most efficient way to ventilate a roof, allowing the homeowner to get the most service life possible out of their roof and spending the least amount possible on heating/cooling their home. Following the ventilation system we covered the wood slats with 1/2″ 5x plywood. (5x plywood is considered to be the best and most durable of all plywood underlayments) The worst underlayment would be OSB (orragated strandboard) becuase it falls apart in any kind of moisture and it does not hold roofing fastners (nails) nearly as well.

Installing Correct Ventilation and plywood underlayment.

Why would you settle for anything less when replacing your Portland roof?

Let’s look at how the cedar shakes are installed, the type of stainless steel fasteners we use, our roofing safety procedures and how it all comes together to make the best quality cedar shake roof in Portland.

If you’re looking for a roof made of the best quality, renewable resources, you should ask Rooflife of Oregon for a roof replacement estimate. Nobody can touch our roof warranties.

If you already own a cedar roof in the Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, Washington areas, be sure to keep it in top condition with our free roof inspection.

Here is the scripted video for your information:

“This is one of our crews that are installing shakes and Antonio is our crew chief, he examines the shakes, applies the stainless steel fastener, we are using a half finger width between the shakes, In Oregon we have a lot of debris and a lot of moisture and this allows the shakes to dry out better and for us to be able to compressor blow off the debris, you need to have space between the shakes. You’ll notice how he is lacing the shakes into the Feltex underlayment it is over the one layer and 4 inches under the layer above it, this gives a weaving effect that allows the roof the roof to wick the moisture off and keep itself healthy. We always follow safety procedures, all of our men are tethered to permanent anchors on the hip of the roof above and then when we’re done we use that exact same anchor to put a permanent anchor on all of our roofs because we believe that a maintained roof will look better, last longer, and will work better to bring you more peace of mind than a roof that is neglected so we automatically include safety hooks an all of our roofs. “

~ Patrick Morin