COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

Color of shingle - affect on temperature

I need to replace a roof due to hail damage.The roof currently has a grey shingle.We have decided that a charcoal gray (almost black) shingle would...

almost 13 years by HOLLYWOOD

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stripping clabboard siding

how do I properly remove paint from my 1880 clabboard siding and the proper method of repainting? any good resource books or websites?

almost 13 years by karen z

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Soffit painting?

I just purchased a house that has gray soffits. The soffit color does not go well with the color of the roof. Is there anyway that these can be p...

almost 13 years by tluebbe

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Options for Asbestos Siding

We have asbestos shingle siding. It is actually in good shape and we are thinking of painting it in the fall. I have no desire to remove and dispos...

almost 13 years by wombat

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Tyvec vs. Felt

I am about to start wrapping the exterior of a small house I am building in Long Island. A contractor I consulted with on the job said that using f...

almost 13 years by hmalcolm

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Roofing Film on Top of Roof Sheathing

I saw a commercial by Bob Vila in regards to a foil type film on roof sheathing to cut heat gain in attic. Does anyone know or used this product yet?

almost 13 years by Kenneth E. Vives

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old siding

My Husband and I bought a old mobile home to live in while we build our new home. It has a bad leak in the back of the home so bad that we are goi...

almost 13 years by rpxlpx

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outside the box roof terrace

The challenge is waterproofing: I wish to lay tile on a flat roof for a roof terrace. Now there is a flat metal pan onto which I wish to lay backer...

almost 13 years by bbpp777

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Life Expectancy of Shake Roof

Had some roofing contractors, who specialize in comp, say that the fire retardant on shake roof, required in California, cuts life expectancy of ro...

almost 13 years by lee

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resurfacing brick

We have just bought an 80 year old brick house. Over the years brick has been replaced and does not match the color of the original brick. With o...

almost 13 years by kathy fitz

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Deck Stain on Vinyl Siding

I cleaned and sealed my deck this past weekend, using a Honey Gold stain from Olympic (Olympia?). I managed to get stain on my white vinyl siding a...

almost 13 years by GyrusTodd

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Curling Shingles

My roof is 5 years old and I've noticed many of the shingles are curling around the edges.Does this mean a new roof or is it somethingthat can be f...

almost 13 years by Marge

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Vinyl Siding

I had a contractor come out yesterday to give me an estimate on my house. The house is 1212 sq. ft. and the garage is 297 sq. ft.He wanted to charg...

almost 13 years by rpxlpx

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Cedar Siding

We live in a small house on a lake in East Texas. We chose to put 1x12 cedar bat and board siding with 1x2 seams. We want an old barn look. We d...

almost 13 years by P Herring

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Creating cathedral ceilings

I recently purchased a single-story duplex built in 1951. I will be living in one side, while the other side of the duplex is an occupied rental u...

almost 13 years by Paul T

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Roof Drainage Calculations

I am doing some work on an old warehouse roof and we are considering increasing the dimensions of the roof (adding an extension to the building). B...

about 13 years by mike798

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