Any Roofing & Insulation Experts on Board here
 

Anyone in the DFW area or Texas that is an expert about House Roofing, insulation and Attic ventilation that I can get some questions answered and or to have looked at. THANKS for any help.

whats the problem

seriously, whats the question. im sure i can shed some light on your situation. this is what i do for a living

Sorry I did not get back to you, my brother in New York is very experience roofer in the past (not currently). The homes built here in Texas are not the same built as New York homes.

Anyways when you have time can I give you call. Let me know when and contact info in an email. Thanks, my email is [email protected]

Please put a subject title on the email so I know who its from. Thank you for time and we can talk BOATS as well. I know a little about that subject not like roofing.

Building now and I can tell ya spray foam for insulation is a great way to go. I had everything sprayed except the ridge vent. A great product and If you shop around, it's not that much more than "old school" insulation methods.

So are you foaming underside of the roof or under the attic floor ? I have been told it is best not to put any insulation on the underside of the roof because it needs to relax / breath / expand and contract form the very hot summer months. Plus the weak foundations these Texas houses sit on (shifting & settling). I have never seen so many homes that have foundation problems as in the Dallas, FT. Worth area.

This house was built in the 80's when the boom hit and many home builders popped up from nowhere, so many of the homes in the area, the quality is really is sub par at the best from many of those fly by night home builders.

Foam is a great way to go - more for northern climates. In your case, go with min. 12-16" of blown in insulation in the attic (just go over whatever you currently have).....it's also much more cost effective to install than foam, especially when not new construction. The key is ventilation no matter where you are located and what you have in the attic. We work & consult all over the US as project managers/owner reps, and have a few of our large projects currently in Houston and Austin - if it were my house, I would install a circulation fan in your attic to move the hot air out during the hot summer months...can be set to turn on auto with a thermostat or just manual...you will be surprised at how much it will allow your house to cool in the hot summer afternoons/evening and will pay for itself in energy saving in short time. As a rule, you need three types of ventilation...ridge, gable, and soffit are the most common - critical to heating and cooling efficiently wether commercial or residential.

Make sure whoever installs it, doesn't block off your soffit vents, this is a common F-UP by many installers - they should install cardboard standard stoppers or styrofoam inserts in the soffit area to allow the air to keep flowing. Very simply, hot air rises...pressurise the space even slightly when it's hot out and the air will move - standard physics. With the exception of last week, you don't normally have ice/snow issues during the cold months - the blown in will be plenty.....grey cellulose type would be more common and less expensive but choice #2, if you can find someone to blow in the white Fiberglass type, it's usually only about $1000 upgrade to a standard residential house, do it if you can swing it.

Good luck, PM me if you get hung up.

I thought the foam was great way to go here in SW Florida after seeing a buddy of mine have his attic sprayed on the trusses and underside of the sheeting and seeing how much cooler it was.

Also was done to a house I worked and took care of that was on the beach and was fighting mold problems so the attic was sealed up and insulated with foam and solved that.

Was going to have it done to another home but got talking to the fire inspector that works with my buddy at the Fire department.

Now I know the Fire inspector is the DEVIL because I have fought with them for years with my fathers commercial buildings.

Now this was about 2 years ago but he said the foam is very very flammable even though it claims to have retardants in it and do some research on it . I did some searching and the flammability is like having a open fuel can up in your attic. Great insulation though

it has a very high flash point but when it does ignite it is like a explosion of flame. I was just looking for the examples i found years ago of the flammability but have not came across them yet.

Any roofers up here that I can talk to in person around the Arlington area. The latest ice and snow has caused water leaks. A claim will be filed hence needing proper repairs done to possible total roofing job.

Bup...depending on your ins provider, they may have specific companies they work with. Using one of their providers shifts a lot of the liability and "wonder of quality work" and help alleviate/minimize your risk of poor workmanship. Calculate total roof sqft and try contacting OwensCoorning....you may be able to walk right in their distributors hip and get contractor pricing....then just find the labor to remove/install. Good luck