COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

Tech Shield

Bob, or anyone else, can you tell me the effectiveness of the radiant roof barrier Tech Shield for the Houston area. Does it potentially save enoug...

over 6 years by TxCoach

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mildew on cedar siding

Our home is 12 years old, located in a shaded lot. We have severe mildew problem, that goes away after a mild, bleach roller job, but reappears aft...

over 6 years by nadkarni1

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leaking porch roof at house wall

hello everyone, i am building a new construction home and need help! on one wall there are 2 cantilevers one house french doors and the other a kit...

over 6 years by OddBall

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tax credit for putting metal roof on myhomes

will a unpainted standing seam metal roof qualify for the tax credit?

over 6 years by rsmith3471

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Black dots on my white cedar shingles

I have black raised dots on my white cedar shingles that have semi-transparent stain on them. They're only 3 years old. I'm having a hard time rem...

over 6 years by 5slb6

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Looking for discontinued vinyl siding - please help!

I am looking for Byrd Aztec Blue vinyl siding. It has been discontinued and I need some to finish our house. No stores in town have it, does anyone...

over 6 years by Sidingmatch

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Installing siding over Rigid Foam

Having a hard time identifying siding options for a remodeling job on my house. I plan to install OSB sheathing to the studs, Tyvek to the Sheathin...

over 6 years by JohnIdaho

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538

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barrel tile roof

What is the average lifespan for a barrel tile roof?

over 6 years by fugazi48

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Installing Cedar Siding Shingles - Couple Questions

I am going to install new cedar shingles on a my cottage. I will remove everything down to the sheathing. I have a few questions. The "Cedar...

over 6 years by remster

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887

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Water Leak Problems

Hello I have built an addition onto my house, and I installed metal roofing. I used 2/6 to allow for support of the metal roofing sheets. I ha...

over 6 years by Saturn23

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Help with replacement for veneer brick

Hello. I am hoping we have pinpointed our problem, but we are getting some seepage and from a hose test it appears to be coming from the original ...

over 6 years by mhcountry

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Leak on vinyal siding

My 9 year old vinyal siding home is leaking allowing water to run into my walls and ceiling. I know it is around a window area on the second floor ...

over 6 years by soccerdad

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installing roof shingles in winter

We were given a good price to layover our spider crack laden fiberglass roof with architectural shingles if we have it done in January. It has only...

over 6 years by OddBall

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owens 30year dimensional? multi questions

I'm going to attemp these dimensional shingles for the firts time. It says use a 5-5/8 reveal and the size of the shingle is an odd 13inch somethi...

over 6 years by OddBall

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334

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Barrel roof tile hurricane proofing

Is there any way to make barrel roof tile less susceptible to hurricane wind "blow-off"? The roof tiles are screwed down with 2 screws on the top ...

over 6 years by OddBall

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293

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Stuko siding

Really not sure about this. I currently have a newer stuco ranch and will be adding a garage in the spring. I do all the work myself, but have neve...

over 6 years by kwest2u

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626

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Duro-Last membrane roof

This not really a do-it-yourself problem, but I though I might present the question in case anyone has experience with the issue. We are consid...

over 6 years by houstonroof

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686

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Hardiboard siding

Contractors are replacing our old siding with hardiboard. I need to know if they should be adding plywood and/or house wrap before the siding. Th...

over 6 years by Billhart

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772

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need plywood siding advice

I have a question about plywood siding. For various reasons, I would like plywood siding. I want a board and batten siding style with smooth siding...

over 6 years by Travieso

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560

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