I did manage to grab a few pictures while the action was still going on.
This one shows the color of the new roof. Similar to what the old one probably was once upon a time, but just a bit lighter. The ridge vents weren't in yet when I took this - that was done towards the end of the job.
While I was up there I realized... that's not a bad view!
Looks like somebody still has the frame for an old satellite dish up on their roof. It must've gone up not long after the house was built because they haven't made them this big in a long time!
They're starting the ridge vents here. Cool old truck - the gauge clusters from these go for a pretty good price because they fit the '67-'72 regular-sized Ford trucks.
Here's the finished product!
Actual data showing how much the ridge vents are doing will come within the next few days. The radiant barrier dropped the temperature from the mid-140s to about 117-118. I'm really curious to see what more this will do!
At this point I'm laying low for a bit because I'm still waiting on Allstate to realize they got the wrong roofing material on their paperwork (adjustment check #1). Now they need to release the rest of the original claim money (check #2), and then whatever more the adjustment would've added to the rest of the original claim money (check #3). In other words, ramen may be on the menu this week. And by 'may' I mean 'boil 2 cups of water, add noodles and come back 3 minutes later.'
The roof work came out really well and they were the only roofing company to actually answer the phone, make an appointment show up and give an estimate on time, as promised, so I'm going to take a few minutes to plug the company that did it. They're A-Tex Roofing and Remodeling. http://www.a-texroofing.com or (210)-857-4151 or 1150 N. Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78248. Ask for Nicholas, and mention you saw their info on a blog and they'll probably cut you a better deal. This one's an easy decision since they're the only roofing company I dealt with to actually deliver what they say they would. After bouncing back and forth with the glass guy for the last two months I can say this is the hugest thing over the competition.
Now the door... I was told earlier this week that the last glass bits that are needed were arriving on Wednesday, window being assembled this weekend (now) and that it'll get done sometime this week. *fingers crossed*
The only thing I have remaining to do this weekend is to properly vent a bathroom shower/tub to the outside with a new pipe that was added yesterday. Either the previous owner or the one before them changed the light/heater/fan unit that was in an upstairs bathroom. This is the one they didn't wire up correctly that I fixed last month. The problem is, the exhaust fan unit has a square-shaped outlet and somewhere in the box it came in was an adapter to make it 3 inches / round so you could connect it to your vent. They or whoever installed it didn't know what it was for and just tossed it. Brilliant move. Check back here late Sunday or Monday for a post showing how to fab up your own adapter and vent a bathroom.
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