What to do when it rains during a roofing job.
Rain on a glass roof at night in a house.
Is it ok to install a new roof while it s raining i m having a new roof installed over 20 year old oriented strand board sheathing.
It started raining during the install.
We have more urban rain sounds on our channel chec.
Rain can also make it harder to sealants and other materials to dry or be secured in place properly.
I always loved the sound of it.
Good news is that they did a section at a time so the osb was exposed to fairly light rain drizzle for about a half hour before peel and stick membrane was installed.
It might even be unsafe for roofers to work on your roof during rain so these aren t risks you should take.
In essence you will treat the doors as if they are outside doors.
You can look at adding a door jam underneath the glass doors.
Weather stripping and door jam can be added.
If it starts to rain a good crew will have tarps handy to protect your home just in case.
Do you like this sound.
To keep raccoons away put garbage in sealed.
While no roof is sound proof there are certain repairs and replacements that can be done to reduce the sound of rain or hail and the banging noises that many unfortunate home owners do experience from time to time.
Aside from the damage it could do to your home or unfinished roof rain is harder to work in.
Should your roof installation have to be delayed due to poor weather be patient.
If he insists on glass doors please go out and source high end double glazed glass that has 2 different thickness of glazing eg.
Of course it goes without saying that you don t want your roof installed during a rain storm because even the best deck protection will not keep running water from getting into your house and damaging your insulation and drywall.
This glass roof would be made out of double glass with as much as 20 cm between the two.
The most common noise issues with flat roofs are banging loud rain snapping popping sounds heat related cracking and creaking.
In this space i imagine that there would be a very dark curtain which would stop sunlight in the case where the temperature inside the house gets too high i am living in scandinavia so this would just be the case for a few months per year.