Home Maintenance!

This is the most expensive post I’ve ever made on my blog site… It’s about home maintenance, taken to the necessary extreme. 

This is our home on the morning before all the action and improvements took place.  The house was built in 1999 and after 21 years things do go wrong and/or just wear out.  Ahhh…the ‘joys’ of home ownership!

The action began with an ‘apron’ being spread around the front and back of the house, as well as alongside the garage.  The workers were on the job by 7:30 am.

A materials supply truck with a loader appeared and a stack of necessary materials was built up in front of the garage.  By now, any experienced homeowners will have figured out that this is all about replacing our roof.

...and the old shingles start coming off.

Taylor Adams, the founder and owner of Adams Roofing Company was on site to ensure that the job was started as planned.  He referred to our home as a “50 square” and said that it would be a long day for the crew but they should be able to complete the job before dark.  It was a big crew too!

At one point, the roofing crew discovered a old leak and some damage to the underlying wood at the side of one of our dormers.  Necessary repairs were made without missing a beat.

In this photo taken from our neighbor’s yard, all of the shingles have been removed from the house itself and they were starting on the garage.  Believe me, they filled up that dumpster!

Here the protective covering designed to be underneath the new shingles has been laid on the house and the crew was about to start removing the shingles on the garage.  Ice guards were installed in the roof’s valleys. 

…and then the garage was ready for the protective sheeting.  This photo shows 2 of the crew members installing the protective covering on the backside of the garage.  The crew was hardworking and very focused.  Taylor Adams told us that they were all part of the same family!

I found it interesting that the roofing crew didn’t leave the work site at lunch.  Instead they hooked up 2 or 3 microwave ovens to their generator and heated the food they brought with them.

Then the pounding started as the crew installed the new “Driftwood” colored shingles on the main part of the house.  It was loud but it was bearable…

When it was the garage’s turn for the new shingles, I evacuated my ‘cave’, the bonus room over the garage.  The noise was necessary but deafening!

As the roofing project wound down, the crew put the final touches on the project.  They installed the necessary flashings and pipe boots.  By the time everything was finished, it was getting dark.  Even so, they did a decent job of cleaning up despite the ‘visual impairment’. 

They had an interesting tool for picking up stray roofing nails…a magnetized broom/rake-like device.  Even so, Laurie did make a couple of clean up rounds in the light of day, picking up a few nails but primarily small pieces of clear wrapping material.

These 2 photos show the finished product…a new roof that should outlive our stay in this home.  If you think that it looks much like the original roof, you’d be right as Laurie selected the same shingles for the job.  The big difference is that the moss and stains are gone and necessary repairs have been made.  The house now looks like it did originally…

We selected Adams Roofing Company 3 or 4 years before they actually replaced our roof.  First of all, they are highly recommended by many residents in the Loudon Tennessee area.  Second…it was all about honesty.

About 4 years ago, I became concerned that our roof, then with forest on 3 sides, was deteriorating and probably needed to be replaced.  Two companies stopped by and agreed with my assessment and gave me their prices.  Then Jeff Adams, (Taylor’s son), came by, and went up on the roof to check it out.  He told me that I didn’t need a new roof yet and that I had another 3 or 4 years before it needed to be replaced.  On top of that good news, his price for a replacement roof was lower than the other 2 companies…and 4 years later it was still lower than the other company’s original bids.  Honesty won the day!

If you live in Loudon or nearby counties…they operate in about a 70 mile radius…check out Adams Roofing.  They will save you money!  Website: https://www.adamsroofingtenn.com/.

Just click on any of the photos to enlarge them…

Thanks for stopping by to see how were spending our retirement money!

Take Care, Big Daddy Dave