STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF |
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October 29 & 30, 2008 |
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| 10/29/08
- Shortly after lunch, Gil Bolduc's crew arrived to begin the installation
of the standing seam metal roof. Gil gave the Polar Bears a big
donation: all we had to pay for was the cost of materials!
Thank you so much Gil and Rita Bolduc for your very generous gift! |
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| The first task in putting on the roof is to bend the metal roofing material to cover the fascia boards on the eaves. | |
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Here, Gil's four-man crew uses a special device called a brake to form the metal to the exact shape of the fascia boards. |
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This is how the metal looks in place
- a neat job! |
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After the fascia boards
are covered, the roofing panels are prepared. |
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A machine inside the truck crimps both edges of a panel and feeds out the required length. |
Electric tin snips are used to cut down the length of panels when a narrower width is needed. |
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The eaves are trimmed, the ice and water shield is on, the ladder staging is in place: all is ready for the roof to go on! |
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Here comes the first panel to go up. |
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Gil Bolduc (right) stops by to check on the progress. |
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The standing seam roof is attached to the roof sheathing by metal clips which are nailed in place every foot or so along the upright edge of a panel. Then the upright edge of the next panel is butted up against the previous panel, sandwiching the metal clips between the two panels. |
The two upright edges are then folded over together. The folding begins at the bottom edge of the roof using a hand- held crimper. Then an electric machine crimper is attached to the seam and "walks" its way up the roof, crimping as it goes. |
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As work progresses on the east side of the roof, Bob Stickney (center) lends a hand moving the staging. |
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By 4 o'clock, quitting time, just about
half of the east roof is done. |
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10/30/08
- Gil Bolduc's crew was on site by 7:30 a.m. The first order of
business was to brush the overnight dusting of snow off the roof! |
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By 9:30, the east roof was done ... |
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... and it was time for a coffee break! Gil, far left, showed up with coffee and muffins for his crew. |
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| After their coffee break, the guys started work on the west roof. | |
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Panels prepared .... and ready to go
up. |
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| By mid-afternoon, the last roof panel on the west roof was was ready to go on. | |
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Rumford Town Manager Len Greaney stopped by to check on the progress. He and Bob Stickney lift the last panel up to the roof. |
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Meanwhile, Gene Knox and Louise Stickney are busy inside the garage cutting the Cobra vent material to size. The Cobra vent will be place inside the ridge vent to keep out insects and snow. |
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By 3 o'clock the roof is done! And doesn't it look great, thanks to Gill Bolduc and his crew! |
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