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Video and photographs from our own jobs in and around Orange. Tap any photograph to see it full size.

On the job

Video from the roof

Filmed by the crew while the work was going on. Tear offs, underlayment, chimney liners and concrete, on real jobs around Orange.

Roofing Tear off, down to the structure 14s

Roofing Underlayment going down 13s

Roofing Shingles, ridge to eaves 14s

Roofing New roof on a brick building 14s

Flat roofing Flat roof, stripped and re-laid 11s

Chimney Liner and chimney 7s

Masonry New front steps and wall 14s

Masonry Concrete walkway poured 14s

Siding Working the upper wall 14s

No sound on these, so they are safe to play anywhere.

Photographs

Every job, in stills

A finished grey shingle roof running the full length of a ridge above a row of brick homes — Roofing New shingles the length of the ridge

A newly shingled roof catching low sun, with trees and rooftops behind it — Roofing Finished roof, late sun

The ridge of a finished shingle roof with the sun flaring over the trees behind — Roofing Ridge line, finished

New shingles running into the brick wall of a neighbouring building, the valley finished — Roofing New roof into a brick wall

A steep dark shingle roof seen along the hip, ladders resting against the gutter — Roofing Steep hip, new shingles

A long run of new shingles along a ridge, a brick chimney standing beyond it — Roofing Long ridge past the chimney

A finished shingle roof photographed from the ridge with bare winter trees behind — Roofing Finished roof in winter

A finished dark shingle hip roof with a church spire and rooftops in the distance — Roofing Dark shingles, town behind

A finished dark shingle roof with roof vents and a skylight set into it — Roofing New roof, vents set in

Synthetic underlayment rolled across a roof deck with bundles of shingles staged ready to lay — Roofing Underlayment down, shingles staged

A roofer kneeling to lay a course of grey shingles over fresh underlayment — Roofing Shingles going on

A long roof half shingled, the crew working at the far end above brick homes — Roofing Halfway across

Bare wooden plank decking exposed after a tear off, a crew member measuring across it — Roofing Old plank deck, uncovered

A crew member in a red shirt fastening new plywood decking over the exposed rafters — Roofing New deck going down

New plywood decking laid across a roof up to the base of a brick chimney — Roofing Fresh plywood to the chimney

A new plywood roof deck with the slot for a ridge vent cut along the peak — Roofing Ridge vent slot cut

Underlayment rolled out across a new roof deck with tools resting on it — Roofing Underlayment across the deck

Old shingles being stripped from a roof, the bare deck showing through in patches — Roofing Tear off, in progress

A roof stripped back to bare rafters with two crew members working across it and the city beyond — Roofing Down to the rafters

A large roof stripped to its original plank decking, a crew member crossing it — Roofing Every board looked at

A hole rotted clean through a roof deck, exposed once the old shingles came off — What we found Rot straight through the deck

Rotted rafter tails and soffit boards exposed at the edge of a roof — What we found Rafter tails gone soft

Rotted framing cut away at a roof edge, back to solid timber — What we found Cut back to sound timber

Old roof boards and debris lifted away, the framing beneath opened up — What we found Old boards coming off

A dark front door framed by new sage green siding and white trim, a wreath on the door — Siding New siding around the front door

The corner of a house in new sage green siding with white trim boards and a new gutter — Siding Corner, trim and gutter

A gable end finished in new sage green siding with a white trimmed window and vent — Siding Gable end, finished

The long elevation of a ranch house in new sage green siding, brick chimney at the far end — Siding The whole elevation

Dark navy siding with white trimmed windows, photographed looking up the wall against a blue sky — Siding Dark siding, white windows

New light grey siding and white trim finished around a porch roof — Siding Grey siding and porch trim

A window in new grey siding with the white trim boards finished tight around it — Siding Trim around a window

A small house stripped back to bare studs and old sheathing, crew and debris in the garden — Siding Stripped back to the studs

A crew member in a red A1 Action shirt working at a wall stripped back to studs and old boards — Siding Old sheathing off

A house wall re sheathed in new plywood with the windows set back in — Siding New sheathing on

A two storey house wrapped in housewrap over new sheathing, ladders up to the porch roof — Siding Wrapped and ready

The front of a house in housewrap with crew working from ladders either side of the porch — Siding Front elevation, wrapped

An old brick chimney with the brickwork broken down and the mortar washed out — Chimney Before: brick gone

A crew member in a red A1 Action shirt laying new brick on a rebuilt chimney — Chimney Laying the new brick

A crew member in a red A1 Action shirt working on a part built brick chimney above a shingle roof — Chimney Rebuilt course by course

A newly built brick chimney with a fresh crown and two clay flues standing above the roof — Chimney New crown, new flues

A finished chimney rebuilt in new red brick standing above a roof against the trees — Chimney After: rebuilt in new brick

A brick chimney standing above a shingle roof against a clear sky after repair — Chimney Standing clear again

A tall brick chimney with new metal flashing worked in where it passes through the shingles — Chimney New flashing at the brick

A brick chimney close up with the mortar joints freshly repointed, roof shingles below — Chimney Repointed, joint by joint

A new metal saddle and flashing fitted behind a brick chimney on a shingle roof — Chimney Saddle behind the chimney

A crew member in a red shirt working on a damaged chimney from a flat roof — Chimney Making it good

A chimney finished in fresh parge coat with new flashing where it meets the shingles — Chimney Parged and flashed

A crew member at the top of a ladder feeding a coiled flexible liner into a brick chimney — Chimney Liner going down the flue

A large metal cap fitted over the crown of a parged brick chimney — Chimney Cap on the crown

New brick steps with concrete treads and a black iron railing beside a brick retaining wall — Masonry Brick steps and railing

A long flight of brick steps with iron railings either side leading up to a front door — Masonry The full flight

Finished brick steps with an iron railing and a new concrete apron at the bottom — Masonry Steps and concrete apron

The corner of a brick wall being repointed, spacers set in the fresh joints — Masonry Pointing a brick corner

Old front steps stripped back with the treads lifted off, ready to rebuild — Masonry Before: treads lifted

A crew member in a red A1 Action shirt laying new brick on front steps, a barrow of mortar beside him — Masonry New brick going in

Rebuilt front steps finished and painted, with the original ornate iron newel posts kept — Masonry After: finished and painted

A new white gutter run fitted along the eaves of a freshly shingled roof — Gutters New gutter along new shingles

A new gutter and downspout fitted at the corner of a roof above the garden — Gutters Gutter and downspout

A long flat roof finished in black membrane with rolls staged and two crew at the far end — Flat roofing Flat roof, membrane down

A finished flat roof in black membrane with vents, looking out over city rooftops — Flat roofing Finished black membrane

A finished flat roof in white membrane with vent pipes standing up through it — Flat roofing White membrane, finished

A white flat roof membrane finished between two brick parapet walls — Flat roofing Between the parapets

A finished white flat roof with a chimney, looking out over a wooded valley — Flat roofing Above the valley

A finished dark low slope roof with a curved edge detail, autumn woods behind it — Flat roofing Curved edge, autumn

New plywood being laid over old plank decking on a flat roof at dusk, two crew working — Flat roofing New plywood over old planks

A crew member in a red shirt rolling membrane out over freshly laid plywood on a low roof — Flat roofing Membrane onto new deck

Insulation board being laid across a flat roof before the membrane goes on — Flat roofing Insulation board down

A pressure treated deck frame built out from the back of a house, a crew member fastening joists — Decks Frame first

A finished composite deck in warm brown boards with a white railing along the edge — Decks Composite boards down

A finished deck with white railings and steps down to the lawn, seen from the garden — Decks From the garden

A white deck post and railing detail above the deck skirt boards — Decks Post and rail

Deck steps and a white railing at the back door of a house — Decks Steps at the door

A two family porch with the roof edge sagging and the trim boards failing — Carpentry Before: porch roof going

A crew member rebuilding the framing of a porch roof from a ladder — Carpentry Reframed

A finished porch with white railings and new treads leading up to the front door — Carpentry After: porch put back

New plywood and white fascia fitted where a roof cornice was rebuilt — Carpentry New work at the cornice

New timber steps part built, the stringers and risers cut and fixed — Carpentry Stringers and risers

Finished timber steps with handrails either side leading up to a door — Carpentry Timber steps, finished

Finished steps painted grey with a white railing running down beside them — Carpentry Painted and railed

The A1 Action Contractors van parked on a street, the trades and phone number on the side — On the road The van

Two crew members in red A1 Action shirts working from ladders at the gable end of a house — The crew Two up, working

An A1 Action Contractors pickup and dump truck parked at a job on a residential street — On the road On site

A rebuilt brick chimney on a shingle roof with a crew member working alongside it — Chimney Chimney rebuilt, roof going back on

A tall rebuilt brick chimney standing against a clear blue sky above a shingle roof — Chimney Rebuilt chimney, clear sky

A composite deck laid in warm brown boards, enclosed by a white railing — Decks Composite boards and white rail

A white deck railing above finished tan skirting, with planting alongside — Decks White rail and finished skirt

A newly shingled roof with the morning sun low and bright above the ridge — Roofing Finished roof, morning sun

A flat roof mid installation with rolls and tools laid out, autumn trees behind — Flat roofing Flat roof going down, autumn

A finished white membrane flat roof with materials still set out at the edge — Flat roofing Membrane down and finished

A navy front door with a wreath, framed by newly fitted siding and white trim — Siding New siding around the front door

A single storey home finished with green siding and a new shingle roof with skylights — Roofing New roof and siding, front to back

New entry steps finished with ornate black iron railings on both sides — Masonry New steps, iron railings

Rebuilt porch steps with grey treads and a white railing running down beside them — Carpentry Porch steps and rail rebuilt

New porch steps finished in grey treads with a white rail alongside — Carpentry Grey treads on the new steps

A shingle roof valley worked in tight against a brick gable wall — Roofing Valley worked in at the brick gable

The side elevation of a house finished in sage green siding with white window trim — Siding Sage siding, side elevation

A long run of new shingles along a ridge with treetops beyond — Roofing Shingle ridge above the treetops

New shingles being nailed down over fresh underlayment, hammer in hand — Roofing Shingles going on

A window in white trim set into newly fitted grey siding — Siding Siding and window trim finished

A worn flat roof surface patched and blistered, with an old chimney at the edge, before work began — What we found The flat roof as we found it

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