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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 going to have to r...
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 going to have to r...
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answersThe 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 backerboard, or whate...
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answersHad some roofing contractors, who specialize in comp, say that the fire retardant on shake roof, required in California, cuts life expectancy of roof down to 10 y...
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answersWe 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 out completely p...
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answersI 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 and now am faced...
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answersMy 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 fixed? Were the...
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answersI 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 charge me $6800 to s...
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answersWe 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 didn't want to h...
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answersI 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 unit. It needs a...
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answersI 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). Basically, I nee...
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answersI seem to recall an episode where Bob sent cedar shingles to be stained a color. Does this process/company exist or am I mistaken? I have a new lake house proje...
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answersIs there any product or method for improving the look of asbestos roof shingles, such as restoring a consistant color/tint? Is there any product that can be used...
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answershello. i need to install a rolled roof on top of an existing rolled roof. the rolled roofing material states that i should not place their material over pre-exi...
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answersI am doing a reroof on my home. I have decided to use a ridge vent. My local Depot offers 3 kinds of ridge vent material:1-a roll of something that is a cross b...
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answersI am going to replace the roof over my garage soon. I think I only have to replace one sheet of plywood, which should be easy. I am, however, shingle illiterate....
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answersMy aunt has a problem with water leaking down the outsdie of her chimney into her house. They just had a new roof put on and was told that the boards around the c...
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answersHas anyone used these yet? What do you think of them? Can you recommend a retailer/brand? Any comments, advice, cutions anyone has would be excellent. Relativ...
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answersWe live in a California Modern / two story. The house is constructed of Cedar and Native sand stone. The previous owner did not like the look of cedar or somethin...
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answersI'm replacing all of the cedar clapboards onour victorian, in order to get rid of the old lead paint. When setting the nail heads so I can putty over for a smoot...
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answersI am in the process of building a shed and managed to get the rafters up and the plywood sheathing on just before a week's worth of rain fell. Does the plywood s...
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