tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post115188319820078698..comments2024-01-08T17:35:15.933-08:00Comments on Chicago 2-Flat: assessing the damage (and the roof cont'd)Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1151938794095722512006-07-03T07:59:00.001-07:002006-07-03T07:59:00.001-07:00M- regarding insulation- we will be insulating fro...M- regarding insulation- we will be insulating from the inside as the ceilings are off now.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1151938756468011132006-07-03T07:59:00.000-07:002006-07-03T07:59:00.000-07:00anonymous- don't worry- I'm not worried! I do thin...anonymous- don't worry- I'm not worried! <BR/><BR/>I do think you can sometimes find contractors who will consider other elements of the structure of the building than their own area- but it just is not too common. And no one cares about your house the way you- the owner does.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1151938274802371772006-07-03T07:51:00.000-07:002006-07-03T07:51:00.000-07:00The roof is modified bituman, which is a 4 millime...The roof is modified bituman, which is a 4 millimeter rubber membrane that is torched together and then painted with a silver aluminum coating. What you see in the photo is a 43# felt base sheet - the actual roof is not on yet.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570623978361702328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11065729.post-1151900190334179622006-07-02T21:16:00.000-07:002006-07-02T21:16:00.000-07:00roofers do roofing and masons do brickwork and the...roofers do roofing and masons do brickwork and the twain shall never meet. The roofers may have pride in their job but parapet walls aren't in their job description so don't expect anything outside of their scope of duty.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, in 6 months you will have forgotten all about this and moved on to yet another project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com