How to handle Portico addition and Whole House Roofing Job
#1
07-10-20, 11:40 AM
How to handle Portico addition and Whole House Roofing Job
I am planning to have a 9 ft width x 6 ft deep portico addition over the front door of the house. The portico will have a gable roof that intersects the existing roof to create a valley on each side.
The whole house needs a new roof and the general contractors want to install the new roof with the portico addition. I would agree this is the best way to do it if it is a good roofing job. The GC would sub out the roofing work and I am concerned about the quality. I prefer to have the reputable roofer do the roof for the whole house and portico.
The issue is how to handle the job scheduling and workmanship responsibility if I split the job between the GC and roofer . Most of the GC I spoke to want to install the roof singles to warranty their work. The roofer wants his materials for his warranty
Some of the options are:
Have the GC install the roof system the portico and have the roofer tearoff and reroof the the portico and whole house.
Leave just a UV resistant underlayment and have the roofer complete the single install.
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TIA
The whole house needs a new roof and the general contractors want to install the new roof with the portico addition. I would agree this is the best way to do it if it is a good roofing job. The GC would sub out the roofing work and I am concerned about the quality. I prefer to have the reputable roofer do the roof for the whole house and portico.
The issue is how to handle the job scheduling and workmanship responsibility if I split the job between the GC and roofer . Most of the GC I spoke to want to install the roof singles to warranty their work. The roofer wants his materials for his warranty
Some of the options are:
Have the GC install the roof system the portico and have the roofer tearoff and reroof the the portico and whole house.
Leave just a UV resistant underlayment and have the roofer complete the single install.
.
TIA
#2
07-10-20, 12:49 PM
Group Moderator
Just tell the GC to "dry in" the addition, including the valley, if that is what you want. You are calling the shots, he works for you, not the other way around. This means your roof will have ice and water shield down the valley, and they will tuck roof underlayment under the existing shingles, making it water tight until such a time as your roofer is ready to shingle it.
By having his roofer (subcontractor) do it, he is just making easy money off of you... if you let him.
If you trust the GC to hire a good roofer, then there is no problem having them do it all.
By having his roofer (subcontractor) do it, he is just making easy money off of you... if you let him.
If you trust the GC to hire a good roofer, then there is no problem having them do it all.
[b]How that closet door wall looks[/b]
[b]Drawing Notes:[/b]
- The blue closet wall will be moving to the left of the double joists (black)
- The hallway (where the green text is) is finished so I can't see how the old stair's header is siting. The joists do cross the the load bearing wall when I trace it with a stud finder in the ceiling.
- The load bearing wall runs the length of the basement and on the main level (one story house) there is a wall on top of the it that runs the length of the house too.
- The double joists on the left runs through the X, which on the main level is that load bearing wall and a perpendicular 8ft wall meets there as well. That wall runs on top of a portion of the closet wall in the basement by about 2 ft or so.
- There will be a 28" door put into hallway wall, but I don't think that will make a difference.
[b]I tried to color code the pic to match the drawing[/b]
