tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35377559425650500542024-03-14T05:21:40.335-04:00 ROOFER MIKE SAYS - Miami Roofing Blog"Roofer Mike" is a roofing contractor in Miami and founder of Roofer Mike Inc. The company specializes in residential roofing and roof repair offering expert installations of metal roofs, shingle roofs, tile roofs, and flat roofs as well as roof coating applications.
No Miami roofers offer a stronger warranty. Roofer Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747501393926820225noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537755942565050054.post-79870232884247371422021-02-08T18:30:00.012-05:002022-12-18T16:47:56.671-05:00Skylights in Pinecrest<h2>
Roofing in Pinecrest is always enjoyable. The homes are so diverse with the
old and the new and the area itself is very . . . <b><i>green!</i></b>
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And so, with things slowed down by the virus I decided to do this
multi-project myself – that’s social distancing! Another reason I took it on
was the nature of the work – skylights, roof coating app and a small flat roof
replacement - that's my lane!
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<h3>Skylights, Roof Coatings and Gazebo!</h3>
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The customer wanted two 2’ x 4’ retrofit roof skylights installed. I do so
love installing skylights from scratch. Each job is a little different and
presents its own challenges. They also wanted to explore roof coatings on the
T-shaped main roof. It was one of those tweeners – not enough slope for
shingles, tile or metal but visible from the ground. The roof was probably a
tar and gravel, originally, but I’ll bet it was done with river rock. You
still see river rock on homes with a slope less than 2:12. They look great
until they get dirty and then ...
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This was a 1.5” insulated fiberglass built-up roof (BUR) with a mineral
surfaced cap sheet. It is prevalent in South Florida but primarily a flat roof
(low-slope) system not designed for curb appeal, especially when dirty. It was
filthy, especially in the front where a row of old live oak trees hung over
the carport. The carport slope was flat as was the section in back that formed
the rest of the T. But the main house roof was visible and really detracted
from what otherwise was a beautiful home. The BUR was only 11 years old so a
roof coatings application made sense – extend the life of the roof, cool
things off inside and curb appeal. There was also a gazebo roof to be
replaced, only 250’ sq, so another project I could handle myself. Lastly, but
the original reason for the call, there was a small leak at the chimney.
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<h3>But First ... a Good Roof Cleaning</h3>
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Before the skylight install and application of roof coatings the whole thing
must be cleaned. When we say “clean” we mean biologically dead. All
micro-organisms must die! I still prefer a 50/50 solution of water and liquid
chlorine to do that while taking care not to kill any shrubbery. It’s done in
sections, letting the chemicals do the work but very important to keep it wet.
It must not be allowed to dry.
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<h3>Roof Skylights ... <i>From Scratch</i></h3>
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First thing to do is get with the client and decide exactly where the
skylights are going. I like to establish the corners and mark them by driving
a 16d nail up through everything. This was an exposed ceiling with 1” x 6”
tongue and groove so that part was relatively simple compared to hacking a
hole through drywall and attic insulation. I’ve been there, done that plenty
of times so . . . another reason why this was a good DIY, l o l. The nails
project the corners to the roof so it’s just a matter of connecting the dots
with a chalk-line. Most guys would have cut through the roof membrane with a
hook-blade utility knife. That would take considerable time and effort through
a hot-mopped BUR, not to mention 1.5” of insulation after that. Tools make the
man, right? An old circular saw with a Big Blue demo blade cut through 2” of
roofing for both skylights in 10 minutes. Then a switch to my good saw with a
Diablo blade to cut through the wood deck. A little coaxing with a flat bar
allowed all of it to be removed in two pieces – amazingly too easy . . .
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From there a <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/skylight-installations-miami/">skylight installation</a> really isn’t very different than any other
protrusion, like a vent. The flange must be heavily caulked before setting
into place and the whole thing is attached with the approved screws. I then
sealed all around it with the Somay roof coating and fabric. Entire roofs are
done this way – liquid applied roofing – applying a generous base coat,
embedding the fabric and two or more topcoats. With the whole roof being done
next the flanges would wind up with three topcoats. Basically you are creating
your own membrane.
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The little leak at the chimney was addressed the same way. Everything actually
looked solid. There were no stains inside, no visible cause in the flashings
or surrounding material so . . . I haven't heard a word about it since so,
with a 3-year workmanship warranty on roof repairs, it's all good
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<h3><span style="font-size: medium;">Roof Coatings</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Roof coatings, plural, because the main roof was actually three roofs. The
main house had a 1.5/12 slope while the flat roof in back was slightly
sloped and the carport was flat with some moderate ponding going on. Being
11 years old I did not think it was worth putting a top-of-the-line product
on the whole thing such as a polyurethane or silicon at $250 or more per
bucket. That was advisable for the carport considering the ponding and oak
trees. A high solids water-based acrylic like Somay 842 Roof Mastic would be
fine for the rest at just under $150/5gals.</span>
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The carport had to be done first. A water-based coating can go over
solvent-based but not vice versa. First a coat of
<a href="https://www.tropicalroofingproducts.com/products/996-eterna-sil-premium-bleed-blocker/" target="_blank">Tropical #996 Eterna-Sil Premium Asphalt Bleed Blocker</a>
primer for adhesion and to avoid discoloration. Then a generous coat of
<a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/924ETERNASILHIGHSOLIDSSILICONE.pdf" target="_blank">Tropical #924 Eterna-Sil Premium Silicone Roof Coating</a>. That must be allowed to cure for a few days, not just dry to the touch,
before lapping onto it with a water-based coating. So I primed the rest of the
main roof with SOMAY No. 777 primer/sealer and applied two coats of
<a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/somay-roof-mastic-pdf.pdf" target="_blank">SOMAY No. 842 Roof Mastic</a>. Two projects down, one to go . . .
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<h4>Gazebo Flat Roof</h4>
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Tearing off the roof on the gazebo might be expected to be a little rough due
to the exposed decking which requires enhanced fastener density. By Code, it
should be anchored by hundreds of tin-caps. So, I broke out Big Blue again,
cut it up into manageable chunks, took a swing at the middle section with a
tear-off spade and it flew off in one piece. Sometimes a badly done roof is
the easiest to remove, lol.
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This roof consisted of a layer of 30lb felt, also not Code, which was barely
nailed down and a mineral surfaced cap sheet that was only adhered at the
perimeter. The seams were sealed with some sort of goop they probably got from
the big orange box. Easiest tear-off ever! How it didn’t blow off with all the
Cat 1 hurricanes that have been through here I don’t know but it had plenty of
leaks. There was some rotten decking but, very surprisingly, not much. I put a
standard torch-down system on it – two-ply
<a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gafglas-80-Data-Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">Gafglas#80</a>
base with a<a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ruberoid_HW_Granule_Data_sheet.pdf" target="_blank">
Ruberoid Heat Weld Granule</a>
cap. I do so love torch-down roofing in Pinecrest . . . in the winter. . .
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Roofer Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747501393926820225noreply@blogger.com1Pinecrest, FL 33156, USA25.6622835 -80.3070395-2.6479503361788446 -115.4632895 53.972517336178846 -45.1507895tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537755942565050054.post-67192919088747234072017-03-31T12:11:00.001-04:002022-03-03T16:42:36.445-05:00Roof Repair in Miami – The “Return”<link href="”https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106182666145578457408/106182666145578457408/posts”" rel="”author”"></link><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Due to the inherent characteristics of tile roofs the most common roof repair in Miami is the </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“return” rebuild. I attribute this partly to the fact most tile setters are not roofers and do not always facilitate the free flow of rainwater off the roof. One misplaced bed of mortar in the return area offers plenty of opportunity for mistakes because of all the detail packed into that small area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">As can be seen in the photos the return is the junction of three different flashings: the wall flashing, drip-edge and valley metal. They must be installed in that order and done correctly. One nail in the wrong place and . . . Each piece must be set in roof cement, or “bull”, and not just any roof cement. I have noticed many of these returns failing after ten years, or so, which suggest the use of cheap bull. Over time it degrades, loses some of its oils and shrinks. We always use high-quality modified flashing cement. Each piece must also be primed to ensure good adhesion of the underlayment material. The primer must be allowed to dry as the underlayment will not adhere to wet primer. The underlayment must also be installed in the proper sequence with the flashings. It is easy to see why there are so many problems in this area when you consider all the variables.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This Altusa Clay tile<a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/re-roofs-roof-repairs/"> roof repair in Miami</a> was not big on square footage but, as is typical of returns, was quite labor intensive. First, roof tiles must be removed to expose all potential problems and facilitate the replacement of flashings and rotten wood. Then the valley metal is peeled back and portions of the wall flashing and drip-edge removed. As usual the bottom of this valley was rotten and required some wood deck replacement – pretty straightforward stuff, so far. The repair area is then dried in with 30 lb. felt and fastened by Code. One by one, each flashing is then evaluated and dealt with – first the wall flashing, then the drip-edge. Sometimes they are simply too short. They should extend half way under the valley metal. Next, before nailing down the valley metal, a <a href="http://roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tile-roof-underlayment-PDF.pdf" target="_blank">synthetic self-adhered tile roof underlayment</a> is installed from the bottom up into the valley area.</span><br />
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I’ve posted roof coating articles here on Blogger,<a href="http://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Roofing Miami Style</a>, Facebook – everywhere – and I wanted to do something different. When we recently picked out our new house I looked at it in aerial view on Google. It was dirty - a tile roof over the original house with a flat roof over the carport and another low slope roof over the master suite addition in the back. The tile roof was moderately dirty but both flat roofs appeared to be black from algae stains. Determined to practice what I preach, I set out to remedy the situation over the winter months before we got busy. Winter is best for roof coatings in the Miami area as it is also the dry season.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I pressure-washed both flat roofs and, while I was at it, cleaned the clay tile roof and sprayed it with Simix. Now I really get to see how long it lasts firsthand! Then a coat of Sealoflex Pink and two coats of Sealoflex Finish on the addition and two coats of Somay Mastic on the carport . . . <i>voila</i>!!<br />
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This condition is all too common in Miami where there are many flat roofs over additions which often go neglected for the roof's entire life cycle. One can hardly blame homeowners, really, it is human nature - "Out of sight, out of mind". Roof salesmen hardly ever discuss maintenance of flat roofs and sometimes tout them as maintenance-free! I suppose they are, until they fail . . . No roof system benefits more from maintenance than a flat roof, the life expectancy of which can easily be doubled with the timely application of a quality elastomeric coating.<br />
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After cleaning the flat roof and applying two coats of <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/roof-coatings">elastomeric roof coating</a> it was now brilliant white. This will greatly reduce temperatures inside, cooling costs and the load on the air conditioning system while extending the life of the flat roof.<br />
Ideally this roof cleaning and roof painting should have been done sooner but it is good to know homeowners in places like Miami Springs are more aware of energy efficiency and the benefits of roof maintenance.<br />
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">In general, the life cycle of a flat roof is proportionate to the degree it is <span>maintained</span>. Particular attention must be given to the buildup of debris which can eventually rot the roof membrane or clog roof drains, which can prove disastrous. Excessive standing water, or “ponding”, can also cause problems and shorten the roof’s life expectancy. Excessive ponding, as defined by Miami-Dade County, is any water that doesn’t evaporate after 48 hours. This criteria is flawed as a flat roof in Miami could be submerged for most of the summer, so we have adopted a 24 hour standard for our low-slope applications.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This flat roof in Pinecrest turned out great after we applied two generous coats of Somay Roof Mastic, a high-quality acrylic coating from a local manufacturer formulated for tropical climates. This application comes with our 5-year workmanship warranty.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">These areas were created as </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">part of the design of the front of the house to create an aesthetic and detail. The upper cricket is a flat area where two opposing roof planes meet and is an acceptable design. They are flashed using conventional methods. Often architects will terminate a roof plane at a vertical wall, a "dead valley", as in the lower area where the cricket itself was never built. This is simply a bad design but something roofers must deal with. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">In this case we tore out all roof materials to the wood deck and installed a cricket with a slight pitch to the next sloped roof area. We installed 5”x 7” metal base flashings and stucco-stop, GAF #75 base sheet and torched a layer of GAF Ruberoid Torch Granule. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Ruberoid is an ideal material for addressing cricket areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">When it quits raining in another</span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> couple months we'll install that </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">retrofit drain at the deepest spot </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">and apply a solvent-based </span>Sealoflex<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> application to the </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; text-align: center;">whole thing. It'll be fine . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt;">Sealoflex is a fine
system for its price range but the new King of roof coatings is <a href="https://gaco.com/product-details/gacoroof-100-silicone-roof-coating/" target="_blank">GACO ROOF</a> since
it became MDC approved for residential BURs over wood decks. It previously was approved
for commercial applications on sprayed polyurethane systems. It is the only
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Excessive ponding is defined by Miami-Dade County as any water still standing
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one was the drain. A retrofit in-roof drain requires plumbing to install the PVC pipe in the roof
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This roof was only 12 years old and the leaks were originating from the valley, indicating workmanship defect. Three types of metal flashing converge at the bottom of this valley – typical – and they must be done correctly or will eventually leak. Flashings should be coated with asphalt primer to ensure adhesion of the underlayment .The flashings must also be set in flashing cement. If regular cement is used it will shrink, dry out, shrink and cause the flashings to fail over time, usually 10-15 years. We use top quality modified cement for all our roof repairs and replacements. Flashings must be nailed down and nails improperly driven or placed incorrectly will cause leaks.</span></div>
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<span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">It seems <i>everyone </i>in Miami has a flat roof addition on the back of their home over a master suite, Florida Room or patio area. This flat roof we did in south Miami-Dade was over a back porch and tied into an old concrete tile roof which was done soon after Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida in 1992. I saw some problems with it, most notably exposed 90 lb. underlayment in the valleys. The 90 was crumbly and it’s just a matter of time before water rots out the valley metal and causes leaks – bad leaks. The client had done his own bull & membrane “fix” in two valleys on the front side and planned to do the same to the valley that tied into the flat after we finished. Okay . . . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Then we installed a layer of GAF Ruberoid Torch Granule and painted it with Karnak 97 Aluminum Roof Coating (sorry, no pictures of that) to get our fire rating and we were done. Piece of cake, oh – and put back one row of tile at the tie-in. If you get the impression we do a lot of these back yard <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/low-slope-roofing-miami-springs/">flat roofs</a> – we do.</span></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">This client in North Miami did not want to deal with this flat roof anymore in his lifetime so we installed this 1 ½” insulated GAF Ruberoid</span> <span style="font-size: large;">low-slope</span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;"> featuring Ruberoid Smooth as a ply sheet with a <a href="http://roofermike.blogspot.com/2013/01/blog-post.html" target="_blank">Ruberoid</a> Granule cap.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 27px;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When I started a roofing company in Miami, Fl. in 2006 the world was booming and we had a great ‘07 with no capital and no advertising. The real estate melt-down changed all that and the next 3 years were an exercise in survival. Two years ago I decided the economy was not improving and that we had to do <i>something</i> to compete with the big companies. To do that I realized there was one potential equalizer – a great website. With the help of a computer repair friend with a Dreamweaver program, </span><a href="http://www.roofermikeinc.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">www.roofermikeinc.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> was born. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Goals were modest, then, as everything seemed to indicate that Page One Google for big keywords related to roofing in Miami was unattainable without paying big money to Google Ad Words or a good SEO company. Calls from marketers every day with Page One promises re-enforced that notion and Page 2 became the goalpost. So I wrote… and wrote; dozens of manually submitted directories and articles plus pages for the site and endless hours of analyzing searches and reading SEO articles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then it happened. I was doing a search for “metal roofs Miami” and there we were, in that mythical dream world – the Google 7-Box! To this day, I'm not sure how we got there as my article on metal roofing had been on-site for months. The notion that Page 1 Google was not possible imploded and I was buoyed by the possibility that we could attain that status organically, on our own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So I wrote some more - Google wants content and, by George, I was going to give it to them. How? To accumulate content without cluttering up the site we created a News and Articles Page with an archive to stockpile articles. Each new article gave us a nice bump. By the time rainy season 2012 was over we were page 2-6 for numerous keywords, not enough to make the phone ring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Over the winter I wrote page Page 12 which got us to Pg 1 for some secondary KWs. The phone, my favorite SEO tool, rang a little more often. When I wrote Page 13 and launched an on-site Wordpress blog we leaped to Page 1 Google for <i>everything</i>, even the big dog: “roofing miami”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The phone started ringing regularly and we had to hustle to keep up, great right? Yes, but there was one problem. It wasn’t even raining yet. “What the Hell am I going to do when it starts raining every day?! The phone is going to go ape-sh!t!!", I thought. Well, forget rainy season, April arrived with rain carried by the tails of unusual winter storms that hammered half the county. The phone is ringing like crazy and it’s impossible to keep up. I shrank our service area and am contemplating price increases.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know, you’re thinking “Mike, what’s your point? You got what you wanted and now you’re swamped. That’s a great problem to have”. All true, my point is the concept of steady, consistent growth for a roofing company with an organic approach is not possible today. One day you are Page Two and your site produces almost zero leads. The next day you’re Page 1 and you don’t have time to poop. Back in the day you got a modest listing in the YPs, maybe an ad in the Miami Herald and you were in business. The next year maybe you sprang for a dollar sized YP ad and you grew. Your growth could be controlled and predicted by the amount you spent. With the Page 2-1 Google Upheaval you go from struggle to boom in a day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> This is my first post of any kind in almost a month as I really do not want to rank any better right now. I’ve been itching to write <i>something</i> because, hey, I like it. The challenge of Page 1 Google is over, finally, and I can maintain that with an occasional article and weekly blog posts. My new challenge will be managing this growth explosion without catching a bunch of negative reviews - we just got our first one. It’s raining as I write this, at least another month from the true start of rainy season. Wish me luck, any suggestions and feedback will be appreciated. I’m sure there are many of you out there who have experienced Google Sudden Growth Syndrome (SGS)</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"> <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/">www.roofermikeinc.com</a> was created and company business was conducted for 6 years in that recliner. After we made Page 1 Google I bought a desk and moved across the room - major move . . .</span></div>
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Roofer Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747501393926820225noreply@blogger.com9Miami, FL, USA25.7889689 -80.22643929999998125.560199400000002 -80.549162799999976 26.0177384 -79.903715799999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537755942565050054.post-58381282929219346222013-03-27T18:33:00.001-04:002022-12-19T00:44:06.938-05:00Great Shingle Roof, Wrong House in North Miami<br />
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">When it comes to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">shingle roofing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">in the Miami, Fl. area I stick to a very basic philosophy: white is right and proper ventilation is a must. Browse Roofer Mike blog posts and you will see photos of white shingle roofs with turbine ventilators or ridge vents and there is a whole article addressing the subject on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.roofermikeinc.com/"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">www.roofermikeinc.com</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">. It is simply too hot in South Florida for a <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/shingle-roofs-miami/" target="_blank">shingle roof</a> to last without incorporating Cool Roof concepts like reflectivity and ventilation into the design.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">A potential client emailed me with a request for an estimate using a new designer shingle with a “limited lifetime” warranty. He sent me a link to the manufacturer’s site and there were aerial photos of big, beautiful homes with these shingles that are supposed to emulate a barrel tile roof. Hmm, well – they looked good and on these steeper roofs I get what they’re going for. The colors available were generally quite dark and my client’s selection was a dark terra cotta.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">We put the roof on that Mom wanted and as much as I hate the cliché “it is what it is”, it was appropriate here. They could have just put some white 3-tabs up there and spent a little putting a fan on one of those gable vents. They would have been cooler and had an extra grand.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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We are known primarily as a residential roofing company in the Miami, Fl area but occasionally we will do some commercial repair work. This standing seam metal roof over a warehouse recently added four floodlights. The electrical contractor cut access holes in the metal roof's panels and attached the posts to the building's steel frame, then left it to us.<br />
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We had to add metal to a couple of them before installing the zipper-boots sealed to the deck with some Vulkem and self-tapping screws. Conduit ran up the side of each post so there were gaps which we filled with expanding poly-foam. Came back the next day, trimmed the excess foam and applied 2 coats of GAF Topcoat roof coating with some re-enforcing fabric. Piece of cake. <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/metal-roofs-miami/" target="_blank">roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/metal-roofs-miami</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Roofer Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747501393926820225noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537755942565050054.post-70630399423020276052013-02-12T23:26:00.001-05:002022-12-19T00:47:38.546-05:00Clay Tile Roof Repair in Miami<br />
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That's my main man Mike, really, wrapping up a clay tile roof repair in Miami, Fl. Mike is a 20 yr roofer so when I met him it was a no-brainer to bring him aboard as experienced Miami roofers are hard to find - especially named Mike . . .<br />
Also couldn't resist a shot of the truck; those ole' UHauls are great for a roofing company. Love that ramp !!<br />
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A client of ours in Miami started out with a small area of damage to her bathroom ceiling the size of a bread stick. A "friend" referred her to a Public Adjuster (PA) who came out immediately and, once in the house, pronounced it "a goldmine". He proceeded to take notes on any perceived damage he could find, most of it unrelated to the roof leak such as a cracked floor tile.<br />
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The PA then called in a mold and water mitigation company (M&W) who also came right out and filled the house with fans and heaters. They also "installed" a big blue tarp on the roof. A few days later an adjuster from the homeowner's insurance company came out, surveyed inside, went on the roof for a few minutes and left. A couple days after that an engineer from the insurance company had M&W remove the tarp and spent three hours inside the house and on the roof. She left saying the cause of the damage was "inconclusive". M&W then put back the tarp and a week later it blew off during a typical South Florida thunderstorm. M&W promptly put back the tarp with some "enhancements". <br />
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Around this time is when I received a call from the homeowner. The roof consisted of three attached low slope BUR fiberglass systems in fair-good condition. It was 80% covered by a blue tarp fastened to the roof with intermittent firring strips and nails along two sides. Approximately sixty nails penetrated the roof membrane. The other two sides of the tarp were fastened to the fascia in the same manner. Holes were cut in the tarp around two vent stacks and no visible attempt was made to seal the tarp around the pipes. which straddled the leak area according to my measurements. The tarp should have been placed 10 feet further north to cover the upper roof completely and<b> fasteners should never penetrate a roof membrane to secure a tarp unless the roof is to be replaced.</b> Any combination of sandbags, rope, bungees, boards or other ballasts should be used.<br />
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I left and soon sent an estimate to the owner for $1,600 to remove the tarp, repair the nail holes and repair the leak which I determined, without removing the tarp, was routine as their was no weakness in the deck. Two weeks later she agreed. <br />
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We removed the tarp and torched Ruberoid strips over the 62 nail holes. It took 2 minutes to find the leak, a nail from the sheathing had penetrated the membrane. I torched a softball-sized piece of Rubberoid over it. <br />
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The homeowner told me two other roofers said she needed a new roof. Not surprisingly the insurance company refused her claim. I advised her to report the PA, sue M&W and volunteered to testify. I also gave her a price for an elastomeric roof coating application, which it really needed. Had I been the <b>f<i>irst</i></b> responder the repair would have cost her $300+/- and I would have told her not to call her insurance company over such a small claim with a $1,000 deductible. Rogue Public Adjusters are a major reason for runaway home insurance rates. <br />
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When homeowners have a problem with their roof, they should first call a roofer. Better yet - call three. <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/re-roofs-roof-repairs/">www.roofermikeinc.com/re-roofs&repairs</a><br />
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We installed a GAF Ruberoid Torch System on the smallest stand-alone flat roof I've ever done, a giant TV cabinet at a Miami Springs, FL sports bar - Woody's.<br />
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Application of FireOut to the plywood deck for a Class A fire rating.<br />
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Install 2 plies GAF GAFGLASS #75 base sheet tin-capped to Miami-Dade Code.<br />
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Against the advise of the federal government and the National Roofing Contractors Association, FPL painted thousands of shingle roofs in the name of energy efficiency. This photo is one of them minutes before we tore it off. It was only six years old. We're gonna' keep saying it: Don't put elastomeric roof coatings on your shingle roof!!! For an energy efficient shingle roof choose white for color and spend a little on a good ventilation system. <a href="https://www.roofermikeinc.com/roofing-miami-style/shingle-roofs-miami/">www.roofermikeinc.com/shingleroofs</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvRWlOJuosRpiizrwuE8DRnNh_SiYnJxkOyeF8-p6TcCeKER0ZsFXCE9pPdRUZX0awq3r6xByifIDCtyRPBuR9tsXUScgkfTh1j4sJS5GZX4W4UwOFzb_aUxvUDiFejN708SHDnFu6zE/s1600/PB190008.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvRWlOJuosRpiizrwuE8DRnNh_SiYnJxkOyeF8-p6TcCeKER0ZsFXCE9pPdRUZX0awq3r6xByifIDCtyRPBuR9tsXUScgkfTh1j4sJS5GZX4W4UwOFzb_aUxvUDiFejN708SHDnFu6zE/s320/PB190008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Roofer Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03747501393926820225noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537755942565050054.post-998948849588053642012-11-10T15:25:00.005-05:002022-12-18T17:03:53.469-05:00Miami roofer says," Don't apply elastomeric roof coatings to your shingle roof."<a href="https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/business/2010/12/31/fpl-sued-over-roof-painting/7321023007/" target="_blank">file:///FPLsuedoverroofpaintingwww.palmbeachpost.com</a><br />
I have personally torn off two shingle roofs in Miami which had been painted with elastomeric coatings. Both roofs had a significant amount of water trapped in the layers. The combination of hot and cold air outside and in the attic with high humidity results in condensation. The roof rots from the inside out.<br />
Florida Power is being sued over its energy savings program which allowed shingle roofs to be coated, contrary to what competent roofers in Miami have always known - <b>Don't apply elastomeric roof coatings to your shingle roof.</b> <br />
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