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The simplest way to find a leak is to do a water test. One person gets into the attic near the place where the suspected leak is. A helper goes o...
The simplest way to find a leak is to do a water test. One person gets into the attic near the place where the suspected leak is. A helper goes o...
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ViewsIf ice-damming is not a problem on your roof, and the amount of snow is less than 1 ft., then by all means, leave it alone. However, if you have m...
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ViewsI suspect it's marketing-speak for "there are gutters on all the eaves".
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ViewsI agree with Piffin, Velux is an excellent brand, and the skylights are well designed. The common problem with skylights (once you get past the ch...
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ViewsThe road to you-know-where is paved with good intentions. Do NOT add anything to your roof that was not intended to be on it, as you will have the...
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ViewsHi Bunt,Working with aluminum is not hard, once you understand the basics (but you can say that about just about everything!). The basic tools are...
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ViewsThe ventilation rule I follow is to provide 1 sq.ft. of ventilation for every 150 sq.ft. of attic space. This needs to be balanced, so that 50% of...
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ViewsSince we are not supposed to talk about specific products, I won't. But if you go to Google or similar engine and enter any of the following "Alum...
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ViewsHi K2,I'm impressed by your scholarship! The link you gave certainly seems to indicate that Twain may have been using some poetic license. Whatev...
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ViewsMost ridge vents we've come across have about .5 to 1.0 inch opening on two sides, giving about 12 to 24 square inches of ventilation per lineal fo...
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ViewsOnly goes to show that Mark Twain was correct when he noted that there were three types of lies: "Lies, damn lies, and statistics".
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ViewsI've had this arguement with a friend, who insisted it takes more energy to heat up the house from a lower overnight setting, than if he left it on...
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Views3/8 inch plywood has three plies and two glue layers holding it together. If the wood has been wet, we often see the glue weaken, and any load on ...
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ViewsShingles are designed to shed water. The tar strips at the edges are there to prevent the wind from lifting the edges and breaking off the shingle...
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ViewsBrian,You should be able to get the detail drawings of how to join the two w-valleys from the manufacturer, as joining the two valleys at the top o...
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ViewsRED FLAG!If your tar and gravel roof is sloped 2:12 or less, you should NOT be replacing your roof with 3-tab shingles!!! Use any of the products ...
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ViewsI've looked at the pictures of your lodge and the slope is about 8:12 so that's not the problem. The rigid plastic vents generally work well, so t...
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ViewsHi Sam,There are three types of ridge vents that I'm familiar with: "foam-like" like Coravent, Rigid plastic, or aluminum form. Which one is yours...
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ViewsHi Big Apple!You don't say if the four installers all proposed the same product, or different products. Both methods you mention are in common use...
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ViewsWell Shingle Monkey 322, in our parts (Montreal, Canada) 15-lb. paper costs $0.04 CDN, and Ice and water shield costs between $0.35 CDN (no-name br...
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