While inspecting my 10 year old Galvalum roof I noticed 2 things. First, the aluminum coating is beginning to weather away. Is there a treatment that I can use to bring back the roofs heat reflecting qualities? ( I used the Galvalum to reduce the heat in in this central texas climate) Second, I noticed that some of the screws have backed out of the Yellow pine 1x4s that the roof is screwed to. What is causing this to happen? I used the screws supplied by my Galvalme dealer. I took great pains to make sure that the metal was secured every 6″ around the roof perimeter, as I noticed that the wind gets a purchase at the roof edge, and eventualuy nails further in begin to loosen. This is not the case, as there seems to be no pattern of loose screws.
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as there seems to be no pattern of loose screws
Welcome to BT, and there's no pattern to the loose screws around here, either . . . <g>
The screws in metal roofs often seem to "work" loose when inspected later on down the line after installation. Whether this is due to the wood shrinking, the metal flexing, or just the gremlins & pixies putting one over on us all, is subject to no small debate. You might, being new, even be able to search for "roof" and "loose" without having to wade through 2" steam lines (that's an internal BT "semi-joke").
Galvalume is a good choice for most of Texas, as is Alcoa--I've used both for the "umbrella & refrigerator" energy model.
Where in Texas? We have BTers right 'round the state--up near Amarillo; down Abilene way; San Marcos & Austin; even some in Dallas & Houston.
Hey! Don't forget San Antonio!Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
Don't forget San Antonio!
Isn't that "Don't forget the Alamo!" <g>?
Actually, my bad, I was thinking that you were in San Marcos (and, it's probably Doug U. who's there). I better start learning how to catched dropped things . . . Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
Where - Elgin. Well 5 miles out of Elgin. Elgin is about 30mi east of Austin.
I have been to Elgin a couple of times. They think they are the sausage capital of the world...and it is pretty good. Not much there, except a brick factory.
You can tell who's a local and who's not...the town is properly pronounced El-gen whereas the old watch your grandfather wore is pronounced El-jin.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it. T. Roosevelt
I have always wondered about that my self. This area was settled by Scandinavian and German people, and I think that is why the word is pronounced with a hard G
Not much there, except a brick factory
And the vet hospital. Livestock a specialty.
Elgin, then Manor, that means I'm almost to Austin, and none of the pseed limits make a lick of sense . . . (60 here, 65 there, 50 the next place).Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)