COMMUNITY FORUM: ROOFING & SIDING

Reducing airflow between concrete block or brick, and interior walls

Two homes, one in NC with brick, one in FL with concrete block. Small space between walls. Can this be insulated to reduce mice/rats from accessing...

1 day by BV017176

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Second roof 11-15 years old, water getting in around skylight or roof vent opening.

What are my options for properly repairing a leak around a skylight and or roof vent when there are two asphalt shingle roofs on? (I believe the f...

1 day by BV017173

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steel siding peeling

Over the winter my steel siding started to peel in sheets of at least 1 foot to 4 foot long depending on how far I pull it, it is in only a section...

2 days by BV017171

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Roof stains from wasp killer

I have a stained area of roof shingles from overshooting a wasp nest with wasp/hornet killer. I learned too late that this stuff stains shingles. ...

5 days by BV017132

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Roof Replacement

I am planning on getting my roof replaced with IKO cambridge shingles and have seen different reviews from good to bad of these shingles and was ju...

9 days by BV017105

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Box Gutters

My husband and I recently purchased an older home with box gutters. We have noticed that in several areas of the gutter there is some damaged wood...

9 days by BV017104

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Artificial Stucco

Considering purchasing an artificial stucco home - would like suggestions on what to look for re: problems, etc.

13 days by BV017077

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Wood preservative compatible with stain?

my clapboarded hous needs another coat of stain, using the Behr product. Some of my woodwork is seeing deterioration and I wonder if a cuprinol ...

16 days by BV017046

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Stucco Maintenance

Bob, My Stucco house is 11 years old. I was wondering what type of maintenance needs to be done to stucco & the time frame. I am a women alone...

19 days by BV017012

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genie chain drive rail moves

I uploaded youtube video. Look at the rail near the door. It flexes down/up when the door 1st starts to open/close. When the door is down I grab th...

19 days by BV016964

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Dare I? Ondura roofing

I have been trying to research this product for over a week now. I have seen good things, and then hints of bad things, but nothing SPECIFIC about...

about 1 month by BV016906

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T1 11 Siding Question

I painted my T1 11 siding without using primer. I used latex paint. I see where it is not holding well. My question is should I proceed with sec...

about 1 month by BV016901

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Cleaning Vinyl Siding

We just power washed our vinyl siding (white, 3 years old). Power washer did a great job on normal dirt - but those fly "specks" will not come off...

about 1 month by BV016899

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Ridge vent or mushroom vents

We have a few quotes to have our roof redone. One roofer is recommending that we have a Ridge vent installed for better air circulation in the att...

about 1 month by BV016897

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pop up drains in yard

Is there any chance that water in a pop up drain will freeze in the winter and back up the eve unto the roof?

about 1 month by BV016892

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Chimney leak when not raining

After even a couple of weeks with no rain, when it gets hot the top of my chimney stone next to the ceiling gets wet. It is a cathedral ceiling wit...

about 1 month by Everett Harvey

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Filing A claim for A new roof

So I'm filing an insurance claim, well I'm thinking about it. I was wanting to make sure my yearly payment wouldn't go up. This company that I'm wo...

about 1 month by Homebuildrebuild83

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