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My wife and I will be purchasing an early 1900’s Victorian-style home next month that has a wrap-around front porch and a number of bay-style first floor extensions with an almost flat roof on them. These roofs are presently covered in roll-roofing material that needs replacing.
My question is what choices do I have for re-roofing these surfaces. I’d rather not use roll-roofing or one-piece rubber roofing just because of the visual appearance. Regular asphalt or fiberglass shingles are out of the question because of the low pitch.
I wonder what they used originally in 1900-1910. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Seamed metal...possibly with the seams flattened flush...Get a commercial guy to set ya up on one of his weekends...
near the stream,
aj
*John, take a look at Hydro-Stop. It is a great product for low slope roofs. It is available in several colors and has a good guarantee. They have a website at http://www.hydrostop.com. I hope this helps.
*I would use torch on. It will never leak. The look, well it is similar to rolled roofing, asphalt shingles. Can you put a parapet on the roof and trim it out to look 1900 house.
*Alotta metal in that time period at least here in Ohio. Pay special attention to your flashings and seams if you have any. Snow and ice will sit up there awhile.