MI Roofing Contractor case studies
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The Michigan Roofing Contractor designation refers to a Michigan residential contractor license - issued through the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - held by a business or individual that performs roofing work on residential structures. LARA's Bureau of Construction Codes oversees the licensing framework for residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors, and roofing work typically falls within that scope. The MI Roofing Contractor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,865 words.
1The Third Layer
A homeowner in a 1972 subdivision asks you to re-roof a 1,850-square-foot, 4/12 gable ranch. Two layers of three-tab shingles are already on the roof, the sheathing is 7/16-inch OSB, and the attic has continuous soffit venting but no ridge vent - only two small gable-end louvers.
742 words, about 4 min2Twenty-Two Feet of Eave at 9/12
You own a small crew reroofing a two-story, 32-square house with a 9/12 pitch. The eave is 22 feet above grade on the low side.
748 words, about 4 min3Drips in February, Dry in October
A 40-by-60-foot insulated shop with a 4/12 gable standing-seam roof was completed last October. The panels are screwed to 2x4 purlins on trusses.
804 words, about 4 min4The $4,000 Holdback
A 38,400 re-roof and gutter contract was signed on a one-page proposal reading: "Tear off existing, install 30-year architectural shingles, 6 ft ice-and-water at eaves, new drip edge, 5-inch gutters, 22 squares." No other terms. Mid-job the crew finds two cracked skylight lenses.
807 words, about 4 min5Red Tag at Twelve Squares
You are 12 squares into a 26-square, full tear-off re-roof on a 5/12 hip when the city inspector red-tags the job. His written list: (1) no ice barrier at the eaves, (2) no drip edge at the rakes, (3) bath fan discharging into the attic, (4) exposed fasteners in the valleys.
764 words, about 4 min