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Old 04-11-2010, 04:45 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Anybody know what it costs to tar a roof? I noticed the patio roof has water damage along the leading edge where the rain pours off. Might as well redo the whole roof if I can. 2460 sq ft house. I suppose the roof is the same.
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Old 04-11-2010, 05:11 PM
 
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Believe or not many roofs here just have a layer of tar paper, and no hot tar is ever applied. I asked a roofer about it they said it does rain here enough to need tar.
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Old 04-11-2010, 06:52 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR / Las Vegas, NV
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Anybody know what it costs to tar a roof? I noticed the patio roof has water damage along the leading edge where the rain pours off. Might as well redo the whole roof if I can. 2460 sq ft house. I suppose the roof is the same.
That may be true if you have a single level flat roof. Otherwise you might be surprised at the amount of materials required to cover a single level house.
Roofhelp.com - Measuring your Roof
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Old 04-11-2010, 07:04 PM
 
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True a totally flat roof would need tar.
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Old 04-11-2010, 09:19 PM
 
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I had a 1040 sf, that had a 2600 sf roof. 2 car carport, front porch, back porch, and it was pitched.
I got 'er done for 3200 including new fascia.
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Old 04-11-2010, 10:06 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
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Anybody know what it costs to tar a roof? I noticed the patio roof has water damage along the leading edge where the rain pours off. Might as well redo the whole roof if I can. 2460 sq ft house. I suppose the roof is the same.
I would get someone in there to check it out. I believe your place is flat roofed and may well be some sort of a membrane. Get it checked before you proceed.

It often turns out that the patio roofs go first and more often than the main roof.
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Old 04-11-2010, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Bethesda, MD
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Believe or not many roofs here just have a layer of tar paper, and no hot tar is ever applied. I asked a roofer about it they said it does rain here enough to need tar.
WOW !
Tar paper: Definition from Answers.com

"Tar paper is used, among other things, for waterproofing roofs to prevent ingress of moisture. It is used as underlayment for asphalt, wood (a.k.a. shake), or other shingles, or even gravel, since tar paper itself isn't particularly wind- or sun-resistant." (c)
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Old 04-11-2010, 11:01 PM
 
Location: Bethesda, MD
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Also,

Tar "paper is one of the most dangerous substances known to man. It has a tendency to tear easily. At the same time, it is exceptionally slippery. This means, when you walk on it, it can tear loose and send you sliding toward the edge of the roof. You are never so aware of your own mortality as when you are riding an express piece of tar paper to hell...or to heaven as the case may be. "

Felt Paper, Tar and Roofing Nails - How Not To Build an Addition
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Old 04-12-2010, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Umm. I am pretty familiar with the differences in Las Vegas roofing. Maybe I should explain. We have what is known as a Pueblo Revival style house (aka: Santa Fe style, aka: Southwest style, etc.). It has "flat" (but not really) roof sections. Each room is a different height like an Indian Pueblo home. So I imagine that the roof covers the same area as the floors except for the patio cover and garage. The roofs are tar, or a thick gooey substance like tar, and I imagine there is tar paper under it. I've seen roofers on a few of my neighbors' homes, but I haven't asked any of them about it. We may not get a lot of rain, but heat is hard on that type of roof. I was hoping that maybe one of y'all have had a similar thing and maybe had an idea what the cost runs to do whatever they do. I'm just looking for a ballpark so I'm not too shocked when the roofer gives me an estimate. Or, I could go up on the patio roof and fix it myself and wait a few years for the rest, but I'm not supposed to go up any ladders. I might prefer to get the whole thing redone now instead of waiting for a big leak to show up one of these days.

Whatever we've got now, it beats the old roofs we used to have in Las Vegas of tar paper covered with white rocks.
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Old 04-12-2010, 12:55 AM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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"Tar paper is used, among other things, for waterproofing roofs to prevent ingress of moisture. It is used as underlayment for asphalt, wood (a.k.a. shake), or other shingles, or even gravel, since tar paper itself isn't particularly wind- or sun-resistant." (c)
I'm quite sure the poster you're responding to meant that there was just tar paper (tar impregnated felt) underneath the roofing tiles, since that is by far the most common type of roof in Las Vegas.
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