Category Archives: Roofing

Roof work on The Cupola

We’ve done a massive amount of work on the roof of our 1866(ish) commercial building on the square. It’s been an ongoing project…first addressing critical problems and now, finalizing the work so it will last, trouble free, for a long … Continue reading

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Get Over Here!

Sooooo….my roofing contractor is going to meet my insurance adjuster regarding my roof…two diametrically opposed experts…meeting…on my roof… For some reason I’m envisioning an epic death match… I’m imagining it would end something like this:

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Uh oh….

We got 8″ of rain in one day a few weeks ago. Yep. In Texas. In summer. Good thing we’re having a drought, yes? We had a rather spectacular roof leak on the Old Vic in that deluge…and later, in … Continue reading

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Looks like work

Many, many hours of heavy downpours yesterday and last night…the radar summary indicates 2.5-3.5 inches…but I’m betting it was much more than that. There’s 9″ of rain in my impromptu rain gauge at the Old Vic (a 5 gallon bucket … Continue reading

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…and so it begins…

The many breaks and exposures (faces) present on a Victorian roof have advantages and disadvantages. Advantage: The design of the roof lends itself to economical repairs or partial re-roofing. In the event of damage or age, a single exposure or … Continue reading

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