While we eat breakfast in the living room on the camp stove, a new roof is built above our heads.
Not do we need new shingles, but our home's lack of insulation definitely extends to the roof. In winters, our lack of roof insulation is obvious when the snow melts on our house first. Our sweet home is great at melting snow (i.e., wasting energy!)
As part of the overall Deep Energy Retrofit, Rising Sun installed the structurally insulated panels (SIPs) provided by SIPschool and Mid-Atlantic Foam on our little addition, as well as our roof. Check it out!
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| laying SIPs roof on addition - raise it |
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| laying SIPs roof on addition - place it |
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| laying SIPs roof on addition - nail it together! Like Leggos! |
Rising Sun tied in the entire roof in no time at all - the SIPS were laid right over the existing roof.
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| You take the high roof, and I'll take the low roof, and we'll lay the SIPs in no time! (old on left, SIPs on right) |
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| Strange cut? No, Rising Sun! An opening for a future window |
Although a metal roof is appealing for many reasons (e.g., longevity, water collection), architectural shingles made more sense for our budget.
We're excited to be working with a locally-owned, West Virginia-based company to supply much of the roof material:
Hartland Planing Mill. Named for the section of town by the rail line where they began,
Hartland Planing Mill is a custom molding company specializing in quality Appalachian wood products that ship globally; we've relied on them to supply many of our building materials, so you'll hear about them again!
We got excellent help -and fun feedback- from Tyler, who is 5th generation at Hartland (his great, great, great granddad founded the company in Clarksburg in 1912)!
Once color decisions were made,
Rising Sun installed the shingles in no time! I find it all quite amazing and beautiful...Peanut will be excited to have a roof overhead once out!
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| Pewter-colored shingles - side and font of house |
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| shingles and a tan - back of house with SIPs on walls too |
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| Sera and Peanut (at 37 weeks pregnant) and new roof |
SIPschool will host classes onsite to train folks on SIPs instillation - for information or to register check out their site here.
It’s a good thing you had your roof done to include insulation! Those new SIPs are going to be much more energy-efficient. I adore the pewter color of the shingles. It’s just the right amount of dark to not look black and gloomy. It’s very classy-looking, actually. Good luck with the rest of the construction! I can only imagine how excited you must be by now!
ReplyDeleteUsing the architectural shingles is not bad at all. Even though they are cheaper than metal roofing, they do have the factor of longevity going for them. They also have wind resistance properties that make them resistant to tearing and cracking. It also helps that it helps make a house look a lot better. Just look how amazing the new roof looks like in your house!
ReplyDeleteThe roof looks good! You really know how to pick what color to use! And installing SIP is a good decision. If you want, you can make it better. You can add a layer of foam below the SIP for additional insulation. Just make sure that it is tight to avoid moisture build up.
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