Re-roofing With Tin, Shakes or Shingles
Presented by Rod Schleis
Schleis Builders, Inc.
E 2821 Hwy 29
Kewaunee, WI 54216
920.388.0660 |
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"You have three choices: repair, replace or restore," Rodney Schleis tells
us. "Your decision has to do with available money and the end results you are seeking. A historic preservationist
will see things differently from someone who simply wants to make an old barn safe and useful again."
He is seen here standing on a laminated beam made of vertical 2 x 6s sandwiched between a pressure treated base
board and a standard grade sill board. |
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| "Early barns were built from scratch using one-to-one modelling like this one,"
explains Rodney Schleis. Scribe-ruled buildings with individually hewn and crafted joints are typical of buildings
constructed before 1800. Square-ruled buildings are the current method and have standardized joints. |
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When it comes to roofing there are three choices t-lock asphalt shingles, cedar wood
shingles or metal (28 guage tin). Replacing a metal roof will cost approximately $250 a square (10' x 10').
Rod demonstrates using the tools and techniques taught to him by his father. Here he is seen folding the initial
2" metal lap seam. |
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| Once the sheet is in place it is attached to the roof surface with bands every 10"
and the seam is folded shut |
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