b'OPERATORSELIMINATED IMPROVED - Resultsof AssociationGuaranteed Jobs byROBERTP.HAMMOND guarantee by che association wich problemsareapplied,acurrestforroughlyeachthe association office givingrhe registered immediately handled, has won back public25to 30 squares is taken prior ro gravel numberoftheguarantee.Thearchitect esteem.Alreadyconsiderablymorethaning off. The cut off is weighed on the roofrhenreleasesrotherooferthecontract 100,000 squareshave been applied underin the absence of the foreman and a weightpricemoneyupcorhelegalholdback cheguarantee.Lastyear40,000squaresslipissignedbybothrheforemanand(in British Columbia there is a51 %hold went on andin1964 theassociation ex theinspector. The cutisreplacedinrhebackonallconstrnctionbylawf40 o-r pectsar least60,000 squareswillbe ap roof afterexaminationandrheinspectordaysafter s1tbstantial completion). pliedunderirsguarantee.remains on the job until rhe cur has beenHowwellhastheprogramworked? In operation, rhe program is simplicityparchedoverbyasmanypiles ascalledAccordingroRayside,irhasworkedexitself. To each bid a charge of $1.00 perfor in rhe original roofing specification forceedinglywell.W irhguaranteesalready square for inspection, and 25 per squarerhe membrane.covering more cahn 1,000 roofs, representfor the guarantee is added. The inspectionIfrhe cur is underweight, bur otherwiseing in excess of 100,000 squares and more chargeispaid roan independent inspec meersrhespecificationasrothenumberthan$3,000,000, rheassociation hashad tion companybytheassociation,not theof piles and adherence without voids, andto standbehindonly1faultyroof. This roofer,and the 25is put into a reserveochers taken in rhe areas do nor bring rhewasinacasewhererheoriginalroofer fund which provides solid backing ro theaverageofrheroofuprospecifications,had passed our of the picture and involved guarantee. The program goes ro work eventheroofergenerallyhasrhechoiceofaclaimamounting to lessrhan$500.00. before theroof is applied.applyinganotherplyoffeltrorheroofInmosrcases,whereanyproblemhas Firstrhedeckisinspectedbythein ordouble pouring anddouble gravellingarisen,rheproblemhasbeentakencare dependent inspection agencyprior rotherhe top coating. The inspector also makesof prompdybytheroofingcontractor, if commencement of roofing.Ifrejectionisvisualexaminationofrhegravellingoffhewasarfault,orbyrhecontractoror necessary, and it sometimeshappens,rheprocess.Furthermore,hecarefullyexam ocheragencywhoacruallborecherey roofingconrracrorisnotopposingtheinesrheflashing,checkscheweightofsponsibility for rhe damage. Responsibility general contracror- rhebrunt of thecon metal,the methodsof attachment, stand iseasilydeterminedbecauseoftheinflictisbornebytheinspectionagency.ingseams,soldering,andochermetaldependent inspection agency. Similarly, if the general contractor waneswork.Consequendy, iris no wonder the public togetinthe"dry"whenrheweatherOnlyafterhehasapprovedallphaseslikesit.Theguaranteedroofhasgiven conditionsarenot acceptable, againitisof rheroof doesrheinspectornotifyrhedefinitestandardsforrhepublic,the,. the inspection agency who scops the workassociation of his acceptance. The associa archirecr andche general concracror ro go and not the roofer.tionrhen,inrum,sendsaformtorhebyinevaluatingroofs.Ir,actually,has Throughout the application of che felts,architect,advisinghim chara"gtta-ranteeimproved the quality of the roofs installed. intermittent, visual inspection of the workwill be issued on the -roofing" and chara ismadebytheinspector. After thefeltscopy of the inspection report is on file at(Continued on page 19) Inspector JoeFries weighs the strip hehas just excised from thenewlyappliedroofing,on asmall weighing scalesimilar lopostal scales. At right, the cut strip isreplaced and then covered with asmany moppedfelts as wascontainedintheoriginalspecification. TheCertificateof Guaranteeprotectsthebuildingowner againstleakageduetofaultyworkmanship,butnotfordesignfailures.'