Turret Roof Difficulties - Absolute Roof Solutions - Vancouver

A roofing consultant at Absolute Roof Solutions, explains the difficulties in roofing a turret.
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[@houseonahillok]

Looks fantastic. We built a turret on my house (video on my channel). We used asphalt shingles and didn't have a stagger, so it was significantly easier than what you've done here. But we did use the same 'tapering smaller and smaller as you go up" method. Even with regular shingles, the turret itself took us about 3 days to roof it. (Partly because we were working out of a man-lift on the exterior part of the turret). It absolutely requires and Artistic approach. Great job!

[@philbrown6642]

respect from one roofer to another,well done sir

[@christopherwilder495]

Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Great crew right there!

[@larrycrookshanks1646]

All of the upper half should have been steamed to allow the bend.

[@mikegay7057]

This is sweet!! Very informative

[@girloffgrid]

This was super helpful.

[@brettdelgado1886]

Beautiful roof boys!

[@matthewburke4776]

I'm looking to use cedar shingles on a circular roof - how do you cap on a circular roof like they did at 2:14?

[@snortieshag2248]

Well done boys

[@dannyroe5236]

Could they make it any harder for you?

[@AbsoluteRoof]

[@theroofguru807]

Vancouver Canada ?

[@sguardrostovski9392]

wise guy

[@JamaicanGarren465]

It's a work or art

[@williamquintana8604]

Should be a 30-in strip of felt with every shake row

[@beardedroofer]

Good job, but you forgot felt between each row of shake.

[@martinjvillasenor773]

These are shingles not shakes

[@beardedroofer]

@@martinjvillasenor773 You're not a roofer, are ya? Those are white cedar shakes.

[@martinjvillasenor773]

In my neck of the woods . . . At 16 inches, they are cedar shingles

[@beardedroofer]

@@martinjvillasenor773 Regardless, he still forgot the half roll of paper between each row. I live in the northeast, and have done several dozen cedar shake roofs, mostly with copper trim, some with stainless. My work don't leak, mainly because of all the underlayment prep. Didn't mean to insinuate you knew nothing about roofing, its just most people don't.

[@martinjvillasenor773]

Again in my neck of the woods, cedar shingles do not require a layer of felt between each row as to when cedar shakes. I realize that conditions are severely harsher in the Northeast so roofing practices are different. He is installing in Vancouver so I can imagine the specifications are different. Overall they did a good job.

[@newbiejones-bz6cl]

Why not use genie boom ?

[@houseonahillok]

That's what we did. Nobody wanted to do the work without it.

[@philbrown6642]

off a ladder???? great job,by why no scaffold guys

[@gwilko6452]

Amazing job, just get the poor lads a scaffolding next time though 🙈

[@RobertRyanThompson]

Or a real good lift

[@cosmic-fortytwo]

1:49 you spelled Cedar wrong. You spelled it with an E, "ceder". Doh!

[@Cozcacuauhtli]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@notch7139]

Working off ladders wouldn't be allowed in UK. Our "working at height" regulations would mean that job would have to be fully scaffolded. And bona fide contractors wouldn't try taking shortcuts for fear of prosecution from HSE in event of an accident, nor would they get insurance cover.

[@kurtcarter1366]

These are jobs to run from. Good luck

[@PeakyBlinder]

That's called a rotunda, They are so easy to do,

[@RobertRyanThompson]

New gutters before roof smh 🤦‍♂️

[@taffytop]

Get a scafolding set up for your employees safety and because it's not ancient times anymore

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

Id charge 100k

[@pdemont8854]

Nice crooked cap on show hip.

[@larrycrookshanks9091]

To use large pieces at the top you have to steam them. Better do your homework next time.

[@Josh-ww5kz]

Its easier to custom cut them to fit, trust me. Plus using the same sized cedar from the bottom all the way to the tippity top wouldnt look great. having a 6" piece at the last 4 rows would pretty much make it 6 or so pieces ruining the look of the turret. Them cutting the pieces down gradually make it so its not even noticeable. I also doubt that they used the thin cedar shakes on this job, moreso the thick half inch shakes, would take a hell of a time to bend them to a form. The same is done if it was done with shingles, youd start out with full pieces but as you build up, you trim the shingles inch by inch going up, then cap shingles would be put on the ends gradually getting smaller to the up to a 6" peice of cap that should be woven between the caps and not put on row by row as it looks better woven for the last 5 or so shingles

[@pauls3204]

Sorry guys, that is the most untidy round roofing job i have ever seen.and as you done it with wooden shingles rather than slate, you should consider yourselves lucky

[@pauls3204]

Looks fucking terrible ! why did you not use slates ?

[@lrodriguez9315]

fucking A

[@DavidWilliams-zn2nc]

Without scaffolding….. get real…

[@Zero_thehero]

no way that roof is water proof...lol

[@Josh-ww5kz]

Sure is, Ice and water shield on the decking most likely,

[@johannesswillery7855]

The very steep nature of the roof helps it shed water.

[@markrushton3362]

Cowgirls

[@sguardrostovski9392]

im not impressed boil those mise guy