COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

how to tell if asbestos siding

We have a garage with siding which sorta looks like asbestos. What is the best way to determine if it is or not?Worse case, if it is - how do we r...

about 12 years by Jay J

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Radiance Barrier

I am having my roof replaced and will install a radiance barrier at that time. My current roof is a 3-tab over cedar so both will be removed and pl...

about 12 years by freejeff

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Peeling drywall in Porch Roof

My home's builder complied with building code when he used "interior grade" drywall in the roof of our front porch. It is blistering and peeling b...

about 12 years by Mark Hammond

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Knocking out a garage door

I have a one car garage, underneath my house. The garage door is standard size, when lifted it slide up across the ceiling. I want to remove it a...

about 12 years by Mark Hammond

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Permanent Shingled wood patio cover

Does anyone have information on covering a patio....wood, shingled roof, Does anyone know of a site that may show the right way to do this...tying ...

about 12 years by crab

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removing vinyl siding

Our house is a cape and it is about 55 years old. We bought it with lovely mustard yellow vinyl siding and want to get rid of it. Not just becaus...

about 12 years by Jay J

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gutter/down spout vibration noise on tin roof

We installed a metal roof and facia. When the wind blows our down spouts and/or gutters vibrate. The result is an effect like a drum. The house bei...

about 12 years by rpxlpx

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Installing metal siding

Would some please tell me the best way to install steel siding? Is it basiclly the same as vinyl or considerably different?

about 12 years by JGD3

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siding

We just moved into a new house. It has vinyl siding. If we put a nail hole to hang up things, can we later use some kind of plasitic filler to co...

about 12 years by rcedillo

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need to stain cedar siding?

We'd like to re-side our house from vinyl to cedar shingle. In addition to loving the look of cedar we were also under the impression that cedar c...

about 12 years by eta

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when is it time to replace?

What are indications that it is time to replace your cedar siding? On the South side of our home, the siding is looking VERY cracked and aged. We...

about 12 years by MrsD

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colorful siding?

Are there any siding companies who make siding in colors other than the basic grey, tan, cream, etc.? (ie, for a colorful victorian look)???

about 12 years by wimpydw

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Repair Wood Siding

We recently had new windows installed in our brick/wood sided home. The intstaller damaged and cracked some of the siding when the windows were in...

about 12 years by pblack

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once and for all, which way do concrete splashes go?

It seems that each time I have a contractor come to my house to do work they tell me that the concrete splashes underneath my gutters are backwards...

about 12 years by david_wv

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