Work Resumes Today

All is well at Lot #111. We did lose a couple of shingles and pretty much all of our Tyvek wrap, but otherwise the house is just fine. Power was restored Sunday night and Emily and her crew are returning today to finish the floors.

In talking with Rick yesterday he explained that the lost shingles were probably due to the fact that the roof had not had enough time to set where the asphalt actually melds together on the roof making a tight grip. The only way a roof actually sets is with several days of hot sun that activate the asphalt strips. Since we've had relatively mild and overcast days leading up to the storm, there were one or two spots that had not completely set and they were taken by the wind. Rick assured us that our roof was installed to Miami/Dade Hurricane standards that include six nails per shingle instead of the usual three.

Personally, I think some debris from across the street hit the roof because the only damage to the roof was on the side facing the house under construction with the full dumpster. Again, it was very minor damage that can easily be replaced. The walls held up incredibly well, aside from the Tyvek, which really isn't meant to withstand 91 mph gusts. Rick is doing some research anyway right now on alternative waterproofing methods for ICF, we'll keep the blog posted on what he comes up with.