Starter Shingles
We just got a new roof, and I'm wondering if they installed the starter shingles correctly. We got Certainteed's Landmark 30, and for the starter the used a whol...
We just got a new roof, and I'm wondering if they installed the starter shingles correctly. We got Certainteed's Landmark 30, and for the starter the used a whol...
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answersI have two sheets of t1-11 covering the gable ends of my house.The top sheet has become very weahered an I plan on replacing it.My question is what size nail do I...
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answersWe have problems with ice dams on occasion on our roof. I am tracking down the source of the warm air leaks into the attic, but with a folding stair providing acc...
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answersHi,I live in Southern Oregon. The climate here is pretty normal. 100 in the summer and 25-30 in the winter. Recently we have had 40 mph wind storms which so fa...
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answersOn the shaded, north side of our six-year-old asphalt shingle roof, there are flat patches of what appears to be lichens growing. In the past, i had used a produ...
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answersI have 108 year old house. It has a slate roof and box gutters. I am having the slate replaced with 30 year dimensionals and gutters are being repaired and relin...
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answersShould Ridge Vents be installed on Dormers?
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answersI was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me about the Cobra Ridge Vent or direct me to someone that could. I had my roof replaced last fall, after ...
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answersIn my tub/shower enclosure, the walls are horizantal cedar planks instead of tile on the walls above the bathtub.What is a good way to clean the cedar?TSR and a b...
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answersMy wife and I recently purchased a house (built around 1950) just southeast of downtown Los Angeles California. My father-in-law is retired and has been helping ...
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answersWe have a cabin we would like to re-side. We have found a reasonable source for old barn siding. Would this be an appropriate application for this material? Wh...
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answersI have vinyl siding on my home and little bitty spiders like to spin a small web under the overhangs in the siding. The webs are not a problem by themselves but t...
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answersFor the past six days I've had intermittent (off & on) dripping from the attic space into the living room at a built-in, floor-to-ceiling bookcase. I suspect...
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answersHad a new roof and ridge vent professionally installed two years ago today. Had contractor here today to investigate dripping on floor. Discovered the entire roof...
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answersUnfortunately, we need to replace shingles in late November(highs in the 30's to 40's). Old shingles (2 layers) will be removed. One contractor quotes fiberglass ...
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answersMy question is..Would there be a problem with placing vinyl siding over vertical wood siding that was originally placed over foam board? I wonder if the two would...
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answersI am in the plannning stages of building a woodworking shop. I plan to build it 24 foot by 40 foot. I will be building it into a hill where one end of the roof wo...
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answersI was recently the victim of an "egging" and now I have stains on my dark grey composition roof. What can I use to clean up the mess and get rid of the stains? ...
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answersA group of teens with nothing to do egged our roof -- we now have egg stains on our roofing shingles. What can we use to remove this? Thanks
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answersI'm going to build an addition on my house.The roof wil be between 2/12 and 3/12. I have heard I need double coverage shingles. Does anyone know what this means?
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