Hello,
First time poster, was looking for a bit of advice if possible. I have been helping my mom get bids on a new roof for her 50's era house. It is a basic ranch with a single gable roof down the middle.
She just moved in last fall and we've discovered over the winter when there are mid to heavy winds, sometimes there will be some creaking sounds from roof. Not all the time, but we hear it occasionally when the winds hit it the right way.
When getting roofing bids, due to it having two previous layers, it will need to be taken down to the original wood which is shiplap not plywood. We were given options to also lay down 1/2" plywood over the shiplap. My questions are:
1) Would the extra plywood layer reinforce the rafters and help to reduce the roof noises when it is windy?
2) Also, some bids mentioned they could keep the shiplap and only replace with plywood if damaged or worn. Since she is on a limited budget, could the whole layer of plywood be bypassed and have them maybe re-nail the existing shiplap with a nailgun into the rafters to reinforce before laying the shingles? Could this also lessen the noises without spending the extra ~$1800 for a full layer of plywood?
Anyway, was just wondering if #2 could be done to lessen the noise while keeping the costs down?
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Jim
First time poster, was looking for a bit of advice if possible. I have been helping my mom get bids on a new roof for her 50's era house. It is a basic ranch with a single gable roof down the middle.
She just moved in last fall and we've discovered over the winter when there are mid to heavy winds, sometimes there will be some creaking sounds from roof. Not all the time, but we hear it occasionally when the winds hit it the right way.
When getting roofing bids, due to it having two previous layers, it will need to be taken down to the original wood which is shiplap not plywood. We were given options to also lay down 1/2" plywood over the shiplap. My questions are:
1) Would the extra plywood layer reinforce the rafters and help to reduce the roof noises when it is windy?
2) Also, some bids mentioned they could keep the shiplap and only replace with plywood if damaged or worn. Since she is on a limited budget, could the whole layer of plywood be bypassed and have them maybe re-nail the existing shiplap with a nailgun into the rafters to reinforce before laying the shingles? Could this also lessen the noises without spending the extra ~$1800 for a full layer of plywood?
Anyway, was just wondering if #2 could be done to lessen the noise while keeping the costs down?
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Jim