COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

cedar shingles

What is the best way to maintain older cedar shingle roofs? What is the best way to do so? I have seen neighbors having their roofs sprayed (I as...

almost 12 years by enfield68

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Do I need to tear off cedar siding b/4 installing vinyl?

We have an 18 year old cedar sided home that we have decided to re-side to vinyl. Some contractors say to tear off the cedar and some say to insta...

almost 12 years by Jay J

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roof streaks!!!

We just bought a 75 year old house that has a basic asphalt shingle roof - light grey color. There are these darker grey streaks running down just ...

almost 12 years by Jay J

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NEW ROOF FOR ADDITION

WE ARE PLANNING TO ADD AN ADDITION TO OUR HOME. WE HAVE SEEN A POLYMER TYPE ROOF THAT RESEMBLES SLATE. CAN YOU TELL US WHO MAKES THIS TYPE OF ROOFI...

almost 12 years by MarkV

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How to flash new addition to cedar shingle house

I'm about to add a lean to shed to my cedar shingled house. The shed will also use cedar shingles. What is the best way to to flash the roof and wa...

almost 12 years by PatFowles

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how to fix a leaky drain on a flat roof?

What's the best way to repair a leaky drain installed in the middle of the roof with pipes going through the house? I have a tar and gravel flat r...

almost 12 years by handy

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roofing

What's the best way to repair a leaky drain installed in the middle of the roof with pipes going through the house? I have a tar and gravel flat ro...

almost 12 years by handy

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994

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To caulk or not to caulk

I have a 75 year old home which is about to be repainted. It has german siding about 12 inches wide that is in great shape. The painter would lik...

almost 12 years by mbsprouse

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958

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Changing from vinyl siding to Brick

I am getting conflicting information regarding the ability to change the front facade of my home from vinyl siding to brick. The home is 5 years ol...

almost 12 years by OFIC

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492

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Pre-primed lapboard siding

Iam putting up new lapboard siding and would like to know what type of wood I should go with for trim; and how thick the trim should be compared to...

almost 12 years by markhammond

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help with roof line

Hi, WE want to do an addition of an attached garage, but can't seem to figure out how to do the roof line with the exhisiting house. our house is ...

almost 12 years by markhammond

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854

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Vinyl Siding Busted

The bottom section of siding has a large crack in it. Is it possible to repair just this one section?

almost 12 years by LDoyle

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710

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flashing

I would like to build a roof to cover a basement walk-out cement patio. What is the proper method of flashing the new roof where it meets the vert...

almost 12 years by dmalmo

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General Roofing Info

I need a new roof on my home, and I am researching the whole topic. I am trying to find a source of info that gives me the following:1) Step-by-ste...

almost 12 years by CBHOME

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roof screen

A while back on one of Bob's shows a roofing screen was installed over an existing roof. This material was set on a 3" wooden frame for air space ...

almost 12 years by Cindy Westbrook

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178

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vinyl siding starter

Have this ranch style house. Brick half way up on front, with a concrete 2" by 6" slab on top of brick. Upper half of house has a vertical masonit...

almost 12 years by Darrell McCoy

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319

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Furnace Vent Flashing

I'm new to the home improvement thing being this is my first house. I'm currently trying to install a new roll top roof on a portion of my house w...

almost 12 years by ARTY

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933

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Vertical Vinyl Siding

We currently have vertical cedar siding on our contemporary home and am finding the siding much too costly to maintain. I understand there are vert...

almost 12 years by Jay J

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850

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vent pipe flashing

I am having a problem with water leaking down my vent pipes on my recently purchased house. I don't know if the person who installed the flashing k...

about 12 years by Jay J

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671

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