"yankee gutters"
My husband and I recently bought a 78 year old house with old "yankee gutters" or trough gutters. They are now leaking and we have been given 3 dif...
My husband and I recently bought a 78 year old house with old "yankee gutters" or trough gutters. They are now leaking and we have been given 3 dif...
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ViewsI live in an area prone to leaf and debris build up in my gutters. In an attempt to prevent the build up, I'm looking into installing gutter guard...
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ViewsWe just purchased a new home in the early fall. Over the last couple of months since the weather has gotten cold the upstairs ceiling is seperatin...
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ViewsI recently had a bunch of snow blow in via my certainteed Air Vent ridge vent. It did some damage. Are the shingle over types better. Does anyone h...
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ViewsMy victorian home in New Brunswick,Eastern Canada has one side where the wood 1X6" clap boarding was replaced years ago by a type of wide masonite ...
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ViewsI live in the Pacific Northwest, our house faces east towards the Columbia Gorge. We get lots of wind and lots of driving rain. We have a leak on...
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ViewsWhat is wrong? Two of our five eaves vents have dirty icicles coming out of them. We have had lots of snow since Jan 1, very cold temps and icicl...
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ViewsMy roof "bumbs and thumps" in the night during cold spells in the winter. I believe it is the water on my roof cracking, can this damage my home?
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ViewsI am interested in a slate roof system when my roof needs to be replaced in the next couple years. Which is better, real slate or one of these agg...
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ViewsI recently purchased a 1927 colonial in the Boston area.The previous owner replaced the roof everywhere except over the sunroom. The sunroom has a...
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ViewsIn the Winter, it is very windy where we live. On the side of our house that faces the wind, the vinyl siding creaks. Many times it creaks loud e...
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ViewsDoes a 35 year warranted asphalt shingle have a lifespan of 35 years or is a 20 year lifespan more appropriate? I have been told that the warranty ...
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ViewsWhich would you recommend first on a new all metal home. Once all the steel framing is up, which would be better, install the siding or roofing first?
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ViewsIs a second primer coat recomended on newly installed pre-primed masonite siding. My concern is the priming of the fasteners and any areas exposed...
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ViewsWhy are my roof shingles curling up and what can I do to correct or prevent any further curling? Appreciate a response.
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ViewsI'm a first-time home buyer interested in purchasing a house built in 1956. It has the original wood shingle roof (not cedar). The realtor tells me...
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ViewsShould Cedar lap siding which will be stained always be back primed or sealed?
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ViewsI am rehabbing a house in a lake community in the country. The realtor has suggested that I paint the cedar siding. I don't think that painting i...
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