Toe boards are routinely installed on steep roofs to provide footing for workers so they can more easily & safely maneuver upon the roof. Toe Boards are also used to provide support for tools and materials being stacked upon the roof. When properly installed, toe boards do not result in damage to the roof, but when improperly installed (i.e. fastened directly through the exposed surface of the roof) there will be numerous nail holes through the exposed surface of the roof after the toe boards are removed. As you can imagine, having exposed nail holes through the surface of your roof is not a good thing and will very likely result in leakage. When toe boards are properly installed by a roof repair company, the fasteners securing the toe boards to the roof are covered up by the succeeding course of roofing (i.e. toe board fasteners do not penetrate through the exposed surface of the roof). All toe boards “should” be installed in this fashion.
Proper Way to Install Toe Boards
Of course Larry Vaught Roofing installs all of their toe boards in this fashion, so when our toe boards are later removed there is not a single exposed nail hole through the roof. The same cannot be said of many roofing contractors. And, since painters, stucco contractors, and members of other trades occasionally need to get up on roofs to complete their work, they also install toe boards on roofs. We find these trades often fasten their toe boards improperly too, resulting in significant roof damage. Depending on how many toe boards are improperly installed upon a roof, there could literally be hundreds of exposed nail holes through a roof once the toe boards are removed. When you consider it costs around $10.00 to remove and replace each shingle that has an exposed nail hole through it, the cost to repair all of these exposed holes can really add up! Since toe boards are improperly fastened to roofs much more than you might expect, we advise you take necessary safe guards to assure your roof doesn’t end up being needlessly damaged.
Hire The Recommended Roofing Contractor
Vaught Roofing is a recommended roofing contractor in Kansas City. Don’t overlook the roofing contractor’s credentials when shopping for a good roofing contractor company. They offer valuable insight into a roof building company’s reputation, longevity, skill level, expertise, affiliations, and qualifications. Do you need a roof installation Overland Park?
- GAF Certified Master Elite® Roofing Contractor. Because of GAF’s stringent standards, only 3% of all roofing contractors have qualified as Master Elite® contractors!
- Certainteed certified Shingle Master. Certainteed offers a number of programs for roofing contractors who want to take their business to the next level. Collectively, they call them the contractor’s EDGE. These programs are designed to promote the highest standards of excellence in the roofing industry.
- Haag Certified Roof Inspector on staff.
(Dan Whitfield HCRI-R). - Angie’s List 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 Super Service Award recipient.
- Regularly listed as an Angie’s List Honor Roll recipient.
- A+ rated and accredited member of the Better Business Bureau / member since 1975.
