Jim Gary
Adjuster
Mineral Wells, Tx
Posts:228
 | | 05/03/2008 12:59 PM |
| Just wondering what you olde....I mean more experienced guys use to mark your roofs. I use welders chalk, its hard and lasts a while, and its not as messy as colored sidewalk chalk. But is is hard to see on a grey 3 tab or white roof. I was walking the roofs on a local school district with some "engineers", and they used a colored chalk but I couldnt get close enough to see what kind it was. I followed one guy who used electrical tape in an arrow shape to point, but that is too much trouble. Thought I would see what is available. JWG | |
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Linda Asberry
Life Member
Gold Member
Posts:13
| | 05/03/2008 1:17 PM |
| I would stick to the sidewalk chalk. A little rain or water hose and it's gone. The yellow grease chalks can create problems especially when you don't pay for the roof. Actually had to have a roof powerwashed for this very reason. The insured deemed it unsightly. So the company paid.
Strangely, if you buy the whole roof, they seldom complain. | | | |
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Ray Hall
Adjuster
Houston, TX
Posts:761
| | 05/03/2008 2:21 PM |
| sidewalk chaulk. 1, inexpensive, does the job , can purchase at ever Walmart and washes off with the first rain. I have had some examiners state how good my photos were as they could all the rainbow colors. | | | |
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Jim Gary
Adjuster
Mineral Wells, Tx
Posts:228
| | 05/03/2008 4:17 PM |
| Posted By Linda Asberry on 05/03/2008 1:17 PM
I would stick to the sidewalk chalk.
I tried the sidewalk chalk from Wal-mart. Seemed to be too soft, would wear out and needed a new piece on every roof.
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Larry Hardin
Adjuster
Oklahoma City, OK
Posts:315
| | 05/03/2008 6:21 PM |
| I, too, used welders chalk or soapstone but, on grey or white roofs, it does not show well at all.
The issue I had with colored chalks was that it got all over me and my clothes.
Then, one day, I met a "know-it-all" that really did know it all. Or, at least, most of it.
Spray the sidewalk chalk with hair spray and the mess is gone.
Variety of colors, do artwork in the off-season, no need to continuously wash your hands, no chalk on your nice dark blue corporate shirt, give a short piece to a little kid and make their day, .............. it just doesn't get any better than that. | |
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Tim Johnson
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Posts:79
| | 05/03/2008 7:46 PM |
| | Get the fat sticks of sidewalk chalk and stick the end you hold into a 35mm film cannister, if you can find one, fits perfect | |
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Mike Kunze
Nebr
Posts:366
| | 05/03/2008 7:55 PM |
| I wish I'd had these last 2 tips a few years ago when working a hail storm in a small town in Indian reservation country. Had several claims for roof damage to the school district and the public housing authority, weather was pretty warm & the bugs bad. Felt like there were some bad vibes going on as time went by. Figured it out when I got back into the pickup & looked at my face in the rearview mirror. Could have been Husker's Last Stand. | | | |
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John Davis
Posts:38
| | 05/03/2008 8:54 PM |
| | I use the white Railroad Chalk that I purchase from Forestry Suppliers, Inc. | | | |
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Steve Beaumont
Founding Member
Adjuster
Homeless Gypsy's-Fulltime RV travelers
Posts:267
| | 05/04/2008 12:09 AM |
| | I use pieces of sheetrock. it's free (go to home depot or lowes and they will give you the pieces they use between the stacks of sheetrock), and zero mess. I take and score the pieces in roughly 2"x2" squares and break them off and throw a chunk in a zip lock bag for a storm. One piece is good for 3-4 roofs, depending on how bad they are and the marks will be history after the 1st rain. with the paper on both sides of it you basically get nothing on your hands, and the paper tears off as you make the marks on the roof due to the roughness of the shingles. | | | |
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Mike Kunze
Nebr
Posts:366
| | 05/04/2008 1:26 AM |
| I'm not sure which one is funnier...scrounging free scraps of drywall or having to pay to powerwash chalk off of a roof for a no-pay claim. On the latter, if there were enough marks to make it an issue to the homeowner, it sounds like Linda was working a claim for that carrier famous for their 12 hit minimum requirement. | | | |
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