08/20/2026
Job in Auburn to replace about 50ft of ridge cap. The roof was a little steeper than I like to work on but using my pitch hopper I was able to keep me and my tools on the roof. The shingles are about 23 yrs old and are still pretty good, but I think the caps were just a 20 yr 3-tab shingle and not the proper ridge caps. Also, the ridge vent was the older style and it is pretty thick, so you have to hand nail it because you need to use 2-1/2" long roofing nails and my nail gun only goes up to 1-3/4" long. The new roll vent is a little thinner and it can be shot in with the 1-3/4" nails. Was a bit warm up there too.