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Post date: Jul 17, 2015 1:14:01 AM
The roofers (two pickups and a big truck) arrived about 11am after leaving Albuquerque at 7 this morning. The architect arrived about half-hour before the roofers, for his periodic inspection. He declared the job 40% complete.
Since it rained last evening (contrary to the forecast) Jake and I removed four of the insulation panels to let the roof decking dry. A lot of water had run into the house because the hole in the roof deck was no longer connected to the drain pipe. We re-attached the insulation panels just before the roofers came.
The roofers glued down a special tape strip all around the perimeter of the roof — using rubber cement that smells, looks, and acts just like rubber cement of yore. This rubber strip has additional adhesive on it and is also screwed to the roof deck.The roofers had a debate whether to run the 10’ wide strips of rubber lengthwise (west to east) or crosswise on the roof. They cannot have a lap joint at the roof drain, so would have to run a strip down the middle (through the drain) then more strips parallel. They finally decided on cross-wise, as the pieces would be shorter and more easily handled.
By 5:15 (when I left) they had three strips down (540 square feet) and planned to have the roof covered before they left for the night. Once the preparation is complete, gluing down the rubber membrane goes quite quickly.
While each piece laps up the inside of the parapet about a foot, and is fastened there with rubber cement, they still have to fasten them up, I believe using an aluminum bar and screws.
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