COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

insulation under siding

my husband & I r building a home in the upstate of South Carolina, a few people have told us that putting tyvek & foam insulation under the vinyl s...

over 5 years by tcat134

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china hutch light

where do I get a zing ear tp-05 60hz 300w to replace old one...

over 5 years by josepdebp1

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Asbestos Shingles/Siding

OK, Im new here so bear with me. Ive seen this question posted before but the answers seem to be a bit vague. We just bought a house built in 195...

over 5 years by JamesJohannes1

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attic condensation

Let me start by saying we think we know what is causing our problem, we just don't know to solve it. Our problem is condensation in the attic. ...

over 5 years by OddBall

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Brights in aztec board

I have a customer who used Bright 15G trim nails mistaken them for Stainess. As you can imagine 3 weeks later he has a problem, without removing t...

over 5 years by sk2fleming

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Should I add a second layer of roof over my 2 year old roof or replace the old one

I just had a 80 mph rated roof installed 2 years ago. After this last storm some tiles broke off because of the wind. I want to now have a 115 mph ...

over 5 years by Handyman

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video

Where I can download Bob Vila remodeling home video

over 5 years by Handyman

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help!!! ice build up

My old house has a cross-hipped type roof with shingles and metal sheeting around the bottom overhang. There is no ventilation, little insulation o...

over 5 years by Handyman

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soffitt

Is it ok to use pressed board instead of pywood. My husband and I are having to put up soffitt and he bought pressed board, my moms husband says it...

over 5 years by charletta

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Yanking leaky roof vent in winter. can it be done?

Okay, I tried to install a Deflecto Roof Vent for my bath fan. I guess the hole was probably too big and a bit of the corrugated hose managed to g...

over 5 years by OddBall

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Roofing Tiles - Florida

I am looking at a fairly new home in North Port, Florida that has some cracked roofing tiles. There appears to have been no leaking due to the crac...

over 5 years by OddBall

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leaking roof or skylight

How do we determine if our roof is leaking or if our skylight is the problem. We have cedar shake roof 18 yrs old.

over 5 years by pgriz

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roof troubles?

During the summer I had a large tree fall on my roof. Half the roof was replaced along with all of the bracings under the roof. In this area the co...

over 5 years by billc225

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Fixing a Roof Leak / Mold

We found some mold above bay windows in the bedroom and it turns out there is a leak in the roof, but we've only seen water on really heavy downpou...

over 5 years by OddBall

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standing seam metal roof

Is there any circumstance where you would use a standing seam metal roof on a flat roof? jw

over 5 years by OddBall

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Just had new roof installed , now soffets leaking? Help!

I just had a new roof put on about a month ago. Today it is raining and now I find that there is dripping all around the house in the spot between...

over 5 years by OddBall

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siding

I was wondering if color lock masonite siding is still available somewhere.

over 5 years by arlana

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Vaulted Ceilings

I have an older home that I purchased. I was wondering if it is possible and if so how much is involved in vaulting the existing ceilings in the m...

over 5 years by tgolden25

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Rainhandler (replaces gutters)

Has anybody got experience wit the Rainhandler system which replaces gutters? I live on 2 acres and the maple trees are driving me nuts. It's a con...

over 5 years by Charleydog

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