Dutch Boy........

Flashing! Yup. We are working on a 1958 Ranch House and there it is. A LEAD pipe flashing w/ the Dutch Boy name and logo ( a stamping of the Dutch Boy)

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I don't know how old it is, would think older than nine though... >>>

Yes there is slate in certain areas of FL- Jed I worked on a house on the same street about 9 yrs ago, grey slate with random widths, I believe it was two houses before Hulk's on the same side of the road. I don't remember the Rinker place- is it new?>>>

Opps that's right twill Oh oh maybe you are begging to understand :) B) ;) Soon you may even be speaking Ciak :woohoo: :woohoo: :S>>>

Typo Jed..... Galvy = galvanized

Jeez, maybe I DO understand CIAK :huh:>>>

CIAK Said: Old School , elcid The only slate Ive run into DEEP DOWN IN FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN SHINES DAMN EVERY DAY was on a church . It was slideing off into the couryard where all the little chilren that Jesus loves ran around. T/Od and replaced with Shingles in a slate color. The contractors in their ultimate wisdom installed a gyp type deck that ate away the glavy nails . What a mess and waste.

.........Lauderdale, West Palm, Miami, Bel Aire, Tallahassee, all have a multitude of slate roofs. Rinkers place, (the concrete man) next to the Hulk's old domicile in Belle Vue (Clearwater FL) is one of the largest slate roofs I have seen. Random slate of different hue's, very cut up, it is both attractive and abstract in contrast to the hulk's which is 6 x 10 Terracotta clay tile. Across the street from these two is a three tab shingle roof on a large plantation style home, full of curves over eyebrow windows, and massive wrap around eve's, semi-circular, and, I would guess, four foot OD......many a quiet moment spent gazing at these little recognised monoliths in wonderment at the craftsmanship and detail involved..............What's a *glavy nail*?.........>>>

Old School , elcid The only slate I've run into DEEP DOWN IN FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN SHINES DAMN EVERY DAY was on a church . It was slideing off into the couryard where all the little chilren that Jesus loves ran around. T/O'd and replaced with Shingles in a slate color. The contractors in their ultimate wisdom installed a gyp type deck that ate away the glavy nails . What a mess and waste. >>>

For a flat roof I would go with a four ply cross, flood coat and gravel,... boy I used to love the mop and roll....>>>

I ran into slate in 1953 that was reduced to powder when handled. However it was approx. 97 years old, when my father-in-laws house was built. My selection for long lasting roofs would be 4 ply pitch double slagged - My dad put one on at his favorite cigar store across the street that was still giving good service after 70 years.>>>

What ws that about?

The longest lasting roofs have to be slate! Hey, I like slate!>>>

Well I know that is an anomaly . One in a million or more in this part of the woods I didn't read where you stated what kind of tile was being changed out.I think it would be genuine and not so disingenuous of you if you did. I would guess the clay type . Which becomes a water barrier in and of itself. On the same property is a Hotel built ( financed ) by the same man . When I worked on it in the 70's It was leaking like a sieve . It had so many layers of shingle overlapped the original wood shakes . It was overlapped so many times a 16 penny nail may penetrate the substrate. I suppose anywhere in the county where there is a clay tile roof which may be one or two I wouldn't have worked on them. There is also the asbestos roofs that may last longer than the norm. Again more of an anomaly .I was speaking to twill of the norm in this part of the woods . In the residential area what I stated is the norm and is fact. hmmmmmmm Perhaps it is the specter of " Doom " raising it's shrouded head .I don't trust your intentions Jedd. Insidious comes to mind. As stated in the other thread I thought perhaps you were offering an olive branch white dove . I can see where I was wrong . Soak it up I took a risk . You laid it across my face .>>>

CIAK Said: twill Man I have heard about longevity in standard type roofing up in the North. Here DEEP DOWN IN FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN SHINES DAMN NEAR EVERY DAY 1958 is ancient. Nothing ,cepting maybe tile with two layers of full adhered hot asphalt 1/2 lapped would even come close to that longevity. Once upon a time I would save felt labels when I first started out back in the 70s. UV tears the hell out of roofing products + torrential down pours through out the year . :woohoo: :woohoo:

Belleair Country Club was built before the turn of the last century. We did a lot of work there up to 2007 including tile roofs that were constructed in the 20's. They did'nt have two layers of hot mop on them, just a layer of organic felt over one by. The work was mainly changing out broken tile, but the existing felt still stopped any water penetration. It's in Florida.>>>

made it through 2 roofs CIAK and I think I could've made it work again w/ a clamp and some mastic. Still a lot of thickness left on the lead I'd glady e-mail a pic to anyone who wants to post it here>>>

twill Man I have heard about longevity in standard type roofing up in the North. Here DEEP DOWN IN FLORIDA WHERE THE SUN SHINES DAMN NEAR EVERY DAY 1958 is ancient. Nothing ,cepting maybe tile with two layers of full adhered hot asphalt 1/2 lapped would even come close to that longevity. Once upon a time I would save felt labels when I first started out back in the 70's. UV tears the hell out of roofing products + torrential down pours through out the year . :woohoo: :woohoo:>>>