Bubbler86

Might see flood watches North of us if anything like that plays out.

It started about Tuesday here...if you take a drive over to Walmart in R-Ville you will see them. No where near peak yet but by Sept 25ish it appears it will be quite orange/red. My yard is partially covered now in Maple Leaves. It very well could be "pushed on" by dry conditions. I am not overly in the know with the whys on foliage. I think I mentioned before but I think the globals as a whole have been not good with qpf this summer. Especially down our way. I have had 2-3 flood watches now with just a T or nothing to show. Understand convection is a crap shoot but the globals broad brushed way too much qpf several times. Had you noticed the same?

Let's see if it can redeem for us down here. 1/2" of rain would set up my yard to go into its winter slumber with a good drink. Even Short Pump gets in on the action. Leaves are starting to fall fast here. Next two-three weeks will be peak this year.

46 for the low again this Am. Was out early and it was chilly with a breeze in the 5-10 range.

There was one last night as well :-)

There is the positive comment you were looking for. LOL.

My shingles were so old, the fiberglass was coming out in many places which basically left me no shot of getting insurance to pay even if I had damage. The guess was 25-30 years old.

My neighbor had amish do his roof and he had to go pick them up and take them home. LOL. Slate is cool. I like the way it looks.

Yea, not sure any asphalt shingles are 50 year regardless of what they say....they do make metal shingles but again those would be 40-50K for a house like mine.

For those following Roof talk, I also found out that even if you are missing shingles, your roof has to be "young enough" to be covered under many insurance policies. So, if you have the 3-tab type roof which is not put in much anymore, anything 15 and over and many insurances will deny the claim or pro-rate. 20 years and older for arch shingles.

Curious if you do get a price. I did some cursory reviewing for a heat pump myself and it looked really expensive, so I moved on for now. You will also need to make sure it is the climate we currently have for summer, which is Southern VA according to many, vs. summers of past. Ha.

Every 12Z I saw is quite wet Sunday except....the GFS.

I saved a ton last year being 3/4 oil (new part of the house is electric). I only paid about $1000 for the entire winter...electric and oil. The temps being so moderate were part of that. Some years oil kills me. I wish gas was available. We are not forced air, we have water heated baseboard via the oil element heating the water. On the roofs, I was just talking to the roof and he said about 80% of roofs being done right now are insurance based because just missing a few shingles will sometimes get you a new roof. I was not so lucky.

I am getting a new roof, and it should look nice. That is a plus. LOL.

What is the use, wind is gonna blow it down within days either way.

That is the issue with people like me, if we lose power and go back to olden times, I am in trouble. No one will want my skill set anymore :-). You have the real skills.

I priced out shingles with Home depot types and it was 7-8k just for the shingles. That better be 20ABV beer then.

That is a big difference. Based on this guy's pricing it would have been about 10K for that size.

How many sq feet of roof do you have? 2400 sq feet is a lot. Our house is very long and is a Hip roof. It is often not related to your house size (at least not directly). But shingle prices are up. I have not asked them for a weather forecast yet.

It really is all about the underlayment. The shingles are nothing for then cover the underlayment and for aesthetic value.

Yea, it is beyond ridiculous. 15K for 2400 SQ feet of shingles/roof. The kicker is that it does nothing for the value of your house. It is 15K that is gone basically. I would never get a metal roof because it also does little to nothing for the value of your house so IMO its only real value is longevity so instead of 25 years you get 50 years. But it costs more than twice as much. Would have been 60K instead of 15K.

I am getting a new roof today so the weather turned out perfect. Meso's still giving us a soaking on Sun.

46 this AM.

Let's break the string right here for those of us that need liquid refreshment. Maybe some will have to move their Sunday plans indoors.

Frost Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service State College PA 105 PM EDT Thu Sep 14 2023 PAZ004>006-010-011-151200- /O.NEW.KCTP.FR.Y.0011.230915T0600Z-230915T1200Z/ Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron- Including the cities of Warren, Bradford, Coudersport, St. Marys, Ridgway, and Emporium 105 PM EDT Thu Sep 14 2023 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Areas of frost with temperatures as low as 35 degrees. * WHERE...Warren, McKean, Potter, Elk and Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Near-ground freezing temperatures could kill uncovered sensitive outdoor vegetation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants and vegetation from the cold. Potted plants should be brought inside. && $$ MS/JB3/BG/CE For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/ctp