We tried to get our family room roof replaced a couple of years ago. Art called three companies that were supposed to be reputable. They came out and measured, promised to get back to us, but never did, even when Art called them a couple of times. We've talked to other people who have had similar problems in Hawaii. We suspect that because we weren't having the whole house done, the job was not lucrative enough. We don't know.
The family room is actually mom's all purpose room. That's where she has her treadmill, watches TV and does her reading and letter writing. It's also quite hot there. I'm thinking it could be because the roof is old and blackened from mold and dirt. Other roof areas were also needing to be changed. I wanted to put a white silicone coating on the roof to cool down the room.
At January's BIA (Building Industry Association) we also got several choices for roofers. This time, incredibly... they all showed up and then presented estimates! After listening carefully to each salesperson we decided to go with Cool Roof because Brenden Clement sounded so honest. He gave us the option that seemed the best choice for the type of roof we had and he didn't suggest the most expensive. He worked to keep the cost down for us. I really liked him a lot.
I wanted to put some GACO reflective silicone coating on the entire roof, but Brenden said the slope of the roof made it unfeasible. GACO should only be put on relatively flat surfaces.
We went with CertainTeed's Solaris shingles for the sloped area. The shingles are also reflective and is supposed to keep the family room cool. I hope so.
When we returned from Bangladesh we got the call from Cool Roof right away saying they were ready to start. I don't think we were quite over the jet lag yet.
Two roofers came and removed the old shingles. They were probably over 20 years old (the shingles, I mean). High winds kept blowing the shingles at the edge off for the last few years and Art kept having to climb up to replace them.
The roofers then installed a felt sheet to make sure the roof would be watertight. This is good since we also get a LOT of rain.
More workers came and spray washed the flat area where the GACO silicone coating would be applied.
Meanwhile, the Certainteed shingles were being hammered in.
They said the edge of the old roofing was actually not done properly because it wasn't finished off with a drip edge flashing.
All the crevices were carefully sealed. A reinforcing fabric was wrapped around all the perimeters and a drip edge metal as well.
We were very pleased with the wonderful job they did. They cleaned up after themselves and tried very hard to make sure no debris was left behind.
We figured they were done. Nope.
Would you believe they sent out a PRE-inspector to check over the work before the "boss" came to OK the job they did?
The PRE- inspector took photos and wrote notes.
He sent out the crew again who fixed what was noted.
Then Kevin McCallum came. He's the Boss (owner). He found a few more little things he wanted done.
Now, I'm really impressed. He's sending out the crew again. Cool Roof Hawaii has been in business for about seven years now. They're working hard to establish themselves. From what we've seen, I do believe they'll be in business for a long time.
The family room is actually mom's all purpose room. That's where she has her treadmill, watches TV and does her reading and letter writing. It's also quite hot there. I'm thinking it could be because the roof is old and blackened from mold and dirt. Other roof areas were also needing to be changed. I wanted to put a white silicone coating on the roof to cool down the room.
At January's BIA (Building Industry Association) we also got several choices for roofers. This time, incredibly... they all showed up and then presented estimates! After listening carefully to each salesperson we decided to go with Cool Roof because Brenden Clement sounded so honest. He gave us the option that seemed the best choice for the type of roof we had and he didn't suggest the most expensive. He worked to keep the cost down for us. I really liked him a lot.
I wanted to put some GACO reflective silicone coating on the entire roof, but Brenden said the slope of the roof made it unfeasible. GACO should only be put on relatively flat surfaces.
We went with CertainTeed's Solaris shingles for the sloped area. The shingles are also reflective and is supposed to keep the family room cool. I hope so.
When we returned from Bangladesh we got the call from Cool Roof right away saying they were ready to start. I don't think we were quite over the jet lag yet.
Two roofers came and removed the old shingles. They were probably over 20 years old (the shingles, I mean). High winds kept blowing the shingles at the edge off for the last few years and Art kept having to climb up to replace them.
The roofers then installed a felt sheet to make sure the roof would be watertight. This is good since we also get a LOT of rain.
More workers came and spray washed the flat area where the GACO silicone coating would be applied.
Meanwhile, the Certainteed shingles were being hammered in.
They said the edge of the old roofing was actually not done properly because it wasn't finished off with a drip edge flashing.
All the crevices were carefully sealed. A reinforcing fabric was wrapped around all the perimeters and a drip edge metal as well.
We were very pleased with the wonderful job they did. They cleaned up after themselves and tried very hard to make sure no debris was left behind.
We figured they were done. Nope.
The PRE- inspector took photos and wrote notes.
He sent out the crew again who fixed what was noted.
Then Kevin McCallum came. He's the Boss (owner). He found a few more little things he wanted done.
Now, I'm really impressed. He's sending out the crew again. Cool Roof Hawaii has been in business for about seven years now. They're working hard to establish themselves. From what we've seen, I do believe they'll be in business for a long time.
