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Getting the roofing

In my original plan, I was going to get a metal roof. After doing a lot of thinking and research, I scratched that idea because, well, metal scratches. Because the house can move, if it goes under a low-hanging tree, a metal roof will get scratched up. This can cause it to rust, which is bad.

Regular shingles are out also, because they tend to fly off during high winds (or, in this case, when driving on the freeway).

I was turned on to Ondura by another Tiny Houser, and couldn’t be happier. It is lightweight, strong and very easy to work with. You can cut it with a box-cutting knife, jig saw or table saw.

Picking up Ondura from the store
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Get Reckt: Tiny Gets Hit by a Truck, Roof Suffers

While tiny was in storage, it got hit by a large truck of some kind. Fortunately there was no structural damage. Instead, the roof was torn to shreds along the edge and the edge of the deck took some of the brunt. The roof damage looks worse than it is.

View along the length of the roof damage
View along the length of the roof damage
View of the dormer roof damage

Looks like the person was trying to maneuver around a corner and didn’t do it right, so the back(?) of their trailer(?) scraped along the side.

More than simple roof damage

There was some deck damage as well, which means I’ll have to cut off the damaged portion of the roof panel as well as the damaged part of the deck.

I’ll rip a plywood board to fit and nail it in. Next I’ll “underlap” a new water and ice barrier to cover the deck repair and prevent any moisture from damaging the wood.

Finally, I’ll cut some roof panel to fit and also underlap it with the undamaged panels to prevent water from seeping.

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At least I’m getting experience with repairing roof damage on a small scale. I’m grateful it was only along the edge and not structural, that’s for sure!