This is my own roof. I did it over a three month period on my days off and weekends, evenings — whenever time was available. My wife and son chipped in with the tearoff, cleanup, and packing the plywood. I installed everything. All hand nailed including the plywood. The materials were delivered by Dealer's Supply who far and away are the premier roofing distributors in our area and likely the entire West coast. #2 isn't even close.

We tore off 1 layer of old roofing. Did a few repairs then installed 1/2" CDX over the 1X8 ship lap. The roof is the Malarkey Legacy shingle which is arguably the best laminated shingle available. 50 year warranty, high impact rating, high wind warranty, algae block feature, the whole package. The underlayment is Malarkey UDL which is top shelf stuff. I installed a 9" ridge vent with the extra thick Malarkey EZ ridge at the peak and also up the rake edges. Other features include:

• Plywood gapped and spaced properly with all end joints centered on rafters. I used 8d galvanized nails hand driven and used way more nails than necessary. I also used 1 1/2" ring shank nails between the rafters at all horizontal plywood seams. Walking on this roof is like walking on concrete.
• Rake edges have a bleeder strip and oversized flashing.
• Underlayment is Malarkey UDL over lapped more than specs require.
• Shingles hand nailed with more nails used than required. I also used nails long enough that would go through the plywood as well as the 3/4" ship lap.
• Chalk lines snapped so all shingle rows are perfectly straight.
• No scuffed shingles.
• All protrusions double sealed (for all you cowboy roofers that means I sealed everything twice).
• Metal vents never plastic.
• Sealant under ridge vent.
• Two piece lead pipe jacks. Sanded, primed, painted, twice.

Whenever I discover a roof that is poorly nailed the first thing these roofers say is "Well, you can't get every nail right". Properly installing a damn nail is one of the most basic and rudimentary aspects of construction. If you can't install a nail properly then find a different profession. EVERY nail on this roof is applied to manufacturers specifications. All 9,240 of them.

This is a roof in Oregon City that I inspected. ORC rarely does repairs, but once in a while we dust off the tool box and do a repair job.

Here is a super custom CCA heavy treated shake roof I did by myself in 2000 in Ladd’s Addition. Just this front section took three weeks. The shakes are 100% old growth Canadian cedar with 100% vertical grain that are chemically treated. These last a long time. The roof was hand nailed (of course) with stainless steel nails. The ridge pieces are oversized hand made as well as the edge pieces. Beautiful!

This one is a very rare bird. One of a kind. Typically the row exposure of shakes is 10 inches. These shakes are 24” long, CCA treated, 100% vertical grain old growth Canadian cedar shakes. The heavies, which are 3/4” thick. We installed these at 9-inch exposure using stainless steel narrow crown staples. The starter course was (double) #1 CCA treated cedar shingles. Unique in the industry!

More details: 4 pound lead pipe jacks, copper vents, and we shortened the exposure on the ridge cap too: 8” instead of the typical 10 to 12 inches. Prior to installing the ridge, we installed a double layer of 30lb felt; then the ridge was pilot drilled then fastened with coarse thread stainless steel screws. This is artwork and craftsmanship at its absolute best.

Tear it down. Wire brush each brick. Rebuild using type 'S' mortar. Use 'Topping Mix' on the top. Acid wash. Apply professional grade sealer. Hard to believe that these are the same bricks but they are!

This is a job in the West Hills I did for Lou J in 1999. New pitched and flat roof with new siding and paint on the dormer. Taper was added to the flat section for drainage. I did this job alone and it took five weeks.

Here are a few cedar decks and a beautiful fence I built. The fence is all  # 1 clear (no knots) cedar and nearly all the fasteners are hidden. Not bad for a roofer.

I did this roof in 1999 in Milwaukie. This job took four weeks to complete. We tore off shakes, installed 1/2” CDX plywood (NEVER OSB waferboard) and installed a 30 year laminate shingle in the Weathered Wood color. We also did some siding replacement and painting as well as tuck pointing the chimney.

This is a shake roof I installed in Ketchum / Sun Valley Idaho in 2001. Beautiful home right on the Big Wood River across from Mt Baldy. The black metal objects on the roof are called ‘SnoClips,’ and they keep the snow on the roof so it doesn’t accumulate in front of doors. The unusual looking ventilation structures at the peaks are called 'Boston's'.The entire 8000 sq ft roof was covered with Grace Ice & Water Shield prior to installing the cedar shake roof. Beautiful use of wood throughout this unique home. Note the craftsmanship as well as the stonework. You don't see a house like this often.

Did this job in SE Portalnd in the Hawthorne District.. Most roofers would take no longer than two days to do this. I was there 2 1/2 weeks. Tore off 2 layers. Had to replace seven sheets of plywood with 1/2" CDX plywood, NEVER OSB (wafer board). Renailed all plywood by hand using 8d galvanized nails. 30lb felt. Sanded, primed and painted lead pipe jacks. Ridge vent. Granule coated utility vents. Everything hand nailed (nobody does this). Lines snapped so all rows straight. New heavy gauge custom-made chimney flashing. Chimney counter-flashing cleaned, sanded, primed, painted. All protrusions double sealed. I've had other roofers tell me that doing a job this way is unnecessary. Comments like " You are doing things the owner will never see ", " It takes too long, you can't make any money doing that ". Music to my ears coming from these guys. Profit is only one aspect of a business. Little things like reputation and customer service come in to play as well. Many just can't comprehend this which is why there is such a high rate of small business failure.

Strawberry Lane in Milwaukie for Connie L. I did this roof twice. First time in 1983. I tore off 1 layer, renailed the plywood by hand, installed Malarkey Highlander shingles. Lines snapped. Everything straight. Hand nailed. No scuffed shingles. Sanded, primed, painted lead pipe jacks (nobody does this). Metal valleys. All protrusions & valleys double sealed. Granule coated utility vents. Ridge vent. As good as it gets. If any roofers do their jobs this way I would sure like to know.