Shingle Roof Replacement in Archer, FL, October 2024
A long single-story home on open acreage in Archer, with pale yellow siding and a covered wood porch along most of one side. In October 2024 the old light gray shingles came off, new OSB decking went down, and the house got architectural shingles in a gray and brown blend.
The finished roof in Archer.
Photographed by the Brehm crew after the work was done. Tap any photo to see it full size.
What we did
- Old shingles torn off
- New OSB deck panels installed, with metal clips at the seams
- Synthetic underlayment with red plastic cap nails, plus black membrane in the valleys and along the porch roof joint
- Architectural shingles installed, with a ridge vent under the ridge caps
- New hooded exhaust vent, black boots on the vent pipes and white flashing where the shingles meet the metal porch roof
At a glance
- Roof
- Long gable with an entry gable
- Color
- Gray, tan and plum brown blend
- Details
- Ridge vent, hooded vent, new OSB
- Setting
- Fenced pasture under oaks and pines
What you are looking at
The wide shot from the lawn shows the shape of this roof: one long gable running the length of the house. It was taken under a blue sky with big white clouds. Below the shingles, a low metal roof on wood posts covers the porch. That metal porch roof was already there and was not replaced; it has the same weathered finish in photos Brehm took before and during the work.
The first photo was taken from the ridge, looking down the length of the roof toward a stand of oaks. A ridge vent runs along the peak under a row of thicker cap shingles, and the narrow dark slots on each side are its openings. A ridge vent lets warm attic air escape along the highest point of the roof, which helps limit heat build-up under the Florida sun.
Architectural shingles are made in two layers, so the rows look staggered instead of flat. Up close this blend mixes light gray, dark gray, tan and a muted plum brown, and from the yard it settles into a soft gray-brown over the pale yellow walls. In photos Brehm took earlier in October, the old roof was a lighter, flatter gray with a blue tarp over one section on the porch side.
Two details sit near the porch. At the small entry gable, its capped ridge runs into the main slope and the shingles meet in a valley on each side. Farther along, a black hooded exhaust vent sits low on the slope just above the metal porch roof. Photos Brehm took during the work show that vent going in new, black boots going on the plumbing vent pipes, and the round metal vent near the entry gable being set back in place.
Photos Brehm took during the work also show what is under the shingles. Once the old shingles were off, new OSB deck panels went down with metal clips at the seams. A light gray synthetic underlayment covers the deck, held with red plastic cap nails. Black membrane lines the valleys and the low edge where the shingles meet the metal porch roof, and a strip of white metal flashing is nailed along that joint.
The house sits on open acreage, with a wire and wood post fence around the pasture and a line of oaks and pines behind it. The last photo, taken in low, warm sun, looks past the end of the covered wood porch to that fenced field. Out in the open like this, the roof takes full sun and the summer afternoon storms head on, so a sound deck and well sealed vents matter.
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