There haven’t been any major projects around the house to post about until recently. I helped out WOMH by donating some money to their fund to help people while they had to be closed. As a reward, I was able to get Nicky Davis to paint the outside of the top container with a great piece of street art. It turned out so well that I decided to have him back to do some painting in the carport during a Halloween event. More on that in a bit.
After he finished the top container, I decided it was finally time to get the roof insulation done. I had done the roof joists a long time ago. They are secured with hurricane resistant screws to the tops of the containers. They were installed with a small slope, so that when the final roof decking is installed, the water will shed correctly. I wasn’t in a rush to do the roofing and insulation because the container roofs have been working just fine. The insulation was to be sprayed on top of that and then roof decking goes over the joists. The closed cell spray foam that was applied is just like what is used inside but it is thicker. It forms another waterproof layer over the container roofs. It only took a few hours to do the whole thing.
Once it was completed, I knew that UV would deteriorate it. What I didn’t know was how quickly it would start to affect it. The spray insulator turned me on to a close out at Home Depot that I went to get that day. I started applying it as soon as I got back. It is an elastomeric coating that is used for flat roofs. It was a bargain at the close out price and is another waterproof barrier once applied thick enough. I was concerned that my paint sprayer wouldn’t handle it because it was so thick, but it did just fine. After another few hours and just after dark, I completed that.
I knew the spray foam and the elastomeric coating were both waterproof by themselves. What I didn’t anticipate was how adding that would cause water to pool after a hard rain. I guess before those coatings, the water shed a little better off the metal container roofs. After the coatings, there were enough natural valleys from the foam that the water no longer shed. I’m not too worried about it but at the same time I didn’t want water pooling for extended periods. Two tarps, fastened to the joists and completely covering the foam, did the trick. The next rain and almost all the water was shed. I have a little reprieve now with the tarps, but I also want to get the roofing completed. So I am on the hunt for a roofer….unless I decide to try and tackle it myself. We will see.
Nicky came back for Halloween and sprayed the carport container. It was cool to have him live painting during the event and it was a hit with the guests. The carport container sticks out about 20 feet from the other two that are set back to make the carport. It is also directly underneath the very top container that he already painted. So it is a essentially in the same spot but on the first level, giving it symmetry.
McGowen Container House (and more) 