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Broken_Roofer · 05-20-2009, 12:44 PM

I realized you mentioned they were stainless after I had posted and quite frankly was too lazy to go edit my response. Sorry.

What was their concern if the metal wasn't loose enough to pull up a corner to see what was underneath it? Just noticing that the nails were backing out and being proactive?

Grumpy · 06-06-2009, 12:03 PM

The owner is trying to get the manufacturer to warrant the low slope section of the roof for mechanical damage. I told her I did not think it was the manufacturer or the roofers' fault but she didn't want to hear it. I'm bowing out of the process because I hate litigious wenches.

bpcroofing · 02-17-2010, 07:22 AM

Im sure I know what the problem possibly is.
We use a lot of that Zinc/Aluminium ridging up here in Scotland.
Its fixed to a ridge roll(the timber is flat on bottom & U-shaped) which is sometimes fixed through the hip joist with 5" "blacksmith nails" on older propertys.
These nails were super sharp when new & were shaped like a dagger blade, which frequently broke off leaving the Ridge/ridge roll loose.These timbers also get so old they wont even accept nails or are totally rotten where old nails are lying rusted & rotten in the timbers.This is the sort of problems we come across in places like Edinburgh/St Andrews with a lot of slated roofs.
I dont know if its the same setup but the design should be roughly the same

06-06-2009, 12:03 PM	#12
Grumpy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 930	The owner is trying to get the manufacturer to warrant the low slope section of the roof for mechanical damage. I told her I did not think it was the manufacturer or the roofers' fault but she didn't want to hear it. I'm bowing out of the process because I hate litigious wenches. __________________ -Grumpy Chicago Gutters Chicago Roofing

02-17-2010, 07:22 AM	#13
bpcroofing Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland.UK Posts: 28	Im sure I know what the problem possibly is. We use a lot of that Zinc/Aluminium ridging up here in Scotland. Its fixed to a ridge roll(the timber is flat on bottom & U-shaped) which is sometimes fixed through the hip joist with 5" "blacksmith nails" on older propertys. These nails were super sharp when new & were shaped like a dagger blade, which frequently broke off leaving the Ridge/ridge roll loose.These timbers also get so old they wont even accept nails or are totally rotten where old nails are lying rusted & rotten in the timbers.This is the sort of problems we come across in places like Edinburgh/St Andrews with a lot of slated roofs. I dont know if its the same setup but the design should be roughly the same Last edited by bpcroofing; 03-05-2010 at 07:27 AM.

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05-20-2009, 12:44 PM	#11
Broken_Roofer Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7	I realized you mentioned they were stainless after I had posted and quite frankly was too lazy to go edit my response. Sorry. What was their concern if the metal wasn't loose enough to pull up a corner to see what was underneath it? Just noticing that the nails were backing out and being proactive?