Commercial Roof Installation
Boyle Bros. Funeral Home in Framingham discovered a leak and called us to look at it. It was on the flat section of their building; a rubber was installed over a tar and gravel roof. A half-inch fiberboard was mechanically fastened over the tar and gravel. The problem with fiberboard in a go-over application is it acts like a sponge and sucks up water before showing any signs of a leak.
In the Boyle Bros. case, the roof had been leaking for years from a hole in the rubber until the weight of this winter’s snow squeezed the water from the saturated fiberboard.
We stripped off the roof and installed a new rubber roof with a half-inch recovery board instead of fiberboard. With a warranty of ten years on our labor and fifteen years on materials, we included an inspection of the roof in the fall.
Residential Roof Replacement
New roof in Framingham, MA. Recently installed a roof in the MetroWest area. Removed the faux dormer above the front door and installed CertainTeed Landmark “Charcoal Black” shingles.
Framingham Elks Roof Installation
The Framingham Elks needed a roof. Upon inspection of the existing roof, there was a large amount of standing water. It was determined that the roof was not pitched to the drains. Tapered insulation from Firestone was designed to pitch water to the drains. The roof was pitched incorrectly, and the old roof had no insulation. With the new tapered deck, an average R-value of 22 was obtained, bringing the roof up to code. New .040 shop-fabricated bronze aluminum was installed around the roof edge.
Another design flaw was the HVAC ductwork penetrated the roof through the shingle section and was not flashed properly. We wrapped the ductwork with insulation and white rubber to help with cooling in the summer.
The shingle section was stripped and shingled with GAF Timberline shingles, which have a lifetime guarantee.
Residential Roof Installation
This large ranch in Framingham, MA, called on us to install Lifetime CertainTeed Landmark Architectural shingles in Granite Gray.
Conigliaro Industries Roof Installation
Conigliaro Industries of Framingham needed a new roof on their baling room, so they called in Robert Evans Jr. Contracting Inc.
Conigliaro is a recycling company, and since the baling room is not heated, the choice was made to recycle some old roof insulation. The one-inch ISO was in good shape, and because no R-value was needed, it worked out for all parties.
Five-quarter pressure-treated wood was installed around the perimeter, and the insulation was mechanically fastened over the existing roof. The Firestone .060 fully adhered EPDM roof was bonded to the ISO.
.040 aluminum roof edging was installed around the perimeter, and cover tape was installed over it.
Residential Roof Replacement
This Framingham roof used CertainTeed 30 Landmark shingles nailed with 1 1/4 inch galvanized roof nails over six feet of ice and water barrier and 15 lb tar paper.
Many roofers can install the roof adequately, but one part of the job that many roofing contractors ignore is very important: the cleanup. After the bulk of the old shingles are removed and thrown in the dumpster, it is critical to run a magnet over the grounds to remove the loose nails, especially in the driveway. Usually the homeowners don’t even notice their roof, but they do know when their grounds are a mess or when somebody steps on a nail.
