AboutBrian Atkins Expertise I can answer any question related to all type of roof repairs (especially tile roof repair and flat roof repair work). I can also answer most new roof or roofing related questions with the exception of questions in regards to single ply roofing (PVC) and standing seam or metal panel roofing. I have little or no experience with those applications.
Experience I was first introduced to roofing by my father who was started his own roofing career in Orange County CA. By the time I was 10 years old I knew what most general roofing materials were and had some idea of their purpose. At the age of thirteen I started working during the summer for my Fathers roofing company Atkins Certified Custom Home Roofing. After graduating from La Quinta High School in 1988 I immediately began working full time as a journeyman roofer doing roof repair work and complete new roofs. My area of specialty and interests has always been on the roof repair side of the business. My Dad did an excellent job at teaching me the basics of roof repair. He showed me some of the techniques that were taught to him from old time roofers that took him under their belt when he was an apprentice. In 1992 my Dad signed for my first license and formed a partnership with me and I started my first roofing company in Irvine CA. This is where started to make my own niche in roofing by specializing in roof repair, dry rot repair, termite damage repair, and full roof restorations. In 1997 I took the CSLB testing and qualified for a license on my own and moved my roofing business location to Lake Forest, CA 92630.
While working for myself and for my father’s company I would guess I have personally done more than a thousand repairs and roofed several hundred homes completely here in Orange County.
Currently I own and operate South COunty Roofing company serving the following areas of Orange County Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Aliso Viejo, Buena Park, Brea, Cypress, Capistrano Beach, Costa Mesa, Corona Del Mar, Dana Point, El Toro, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Foothill Ranch, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Lemon Heights, Mission Viejo, Orange, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, Seal Beach, Silverado Canyon, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Tustin, Trabuco Canyon, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda
Question A friend of ours recently recieved some hail/storm damage to her roof and has asked me to replace/repair it, the roof currently has architectual type shingles. I have done roofing and construction in the past but it has all been new construction. My question is,can you overlay architectual type shingles on top of existing architectual type shingles? There's only one existing layer and the underlayment is in good shape. My concern is basically will it look right? Waves etc...?
Yes you should be able to go over the existing layer of shingles one more time for a maximum of 2 layers of roofing. You should contact your local city building department and pull any necessary permits. This will help insure that you are in compliance and doing everything by the book.
The keep the roof from looking “wavey or bumpy” you should do a few things to prepare the roof.
1. Clean anything over the roof.
2. Remove any loose pieces of roofing.
3. Cut out any shingles that are sticking up.
4. Remove the hip and ridges and pound down the nails.
5. Leave the old flashing but nail it down on the edges.
If you really want to do a nice job I would recommend cutting back the over hang so that when you look under the eave you cant see the old roof. You should be able to do this with a power saw or a roofers knife. To cover up the old roof you can install some 1x4 trim board all the way around (the preferred way) or just use a slightly larger edge metal. Only use as much metal as you need. A really big edge metal is a dead give away that the roof is a “recover or go over” and you don't want that. That is why I recommend using the 1x4 trim. Plus, it looks really nice and is considered and upgrade.
The last thing to do would be blow off the roof really well. Then it should be ready for a smooth install of a new roof. As for underlayment you should go with a layer of 30lb felt. Do all of that and his roof should come out looking pretty good.
Brian Atkins
South County Roofing
www.southcountyroofing.com
Orange County, CA Roofing Contractor
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