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| foam under wood shingles, venting? | 8/30/2008 | Tom Souza |
Q: Situation:200 year old cape, single story, with knee walls and a four ft wide ceiling on second ...
A: With out seeing the whole situation it would be hard to advise. Adding insulation under the wood ...
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| Timberline shingles | 8/29/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We have found cracking in our Timberline shingles that are 10 yrs into the 30 yr. warranty. I have ...
A: I have heard of different lawsuits on shingles but I'm not familiar with specific ones. If there was ...
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| gutters | 8/29/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: How do you attach gutters to a roof with a sloped fascia? The fascia is sloped because is it ...
A: Those types of roofs generally use half-round gutters which use brackets that hang from under the ...
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| Flat Roof Issues | 8/29/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I am looking at a home with a flat roof. The ad says a new modified bitumen roof in 2007. I am ...
A: Roofs don't leak when done correctly. The problem with flat roofs is that "IF" there is a leak the ...
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| starter shingles | 8/29/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We just had 30 yr Gaf/Elk architectural shingles installed. I noticed the starter row is overlapped. ...
A: They did it incorrectly and I'll bet they did other things wrong with the starter strip too such as ...
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| Tar Paper | 8/28/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We recently had our home inspected for a new buyer. We found out that our builder did not use tar ...
A: You do not have to do anything. It depends on how badly you want to keep the buyers. The roofer ...
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| Venting an epdm roof | 8/27/2008 | Mark Sundberg |
Q: I am installing EPDM on a new reverse gable or 'gull wing' roof. I assume that this roof still ...
A: Aloha Justin, Now this is a novel question. However, you are correct, any roof with concealed ...
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| tar and gravel roof | 8/27/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: My mom has a low slope flat roof (2/12) that's giving her nightmares. farmer's won't pay stating ...
A: The insurance company doesn't pay and shouldn't pay if it's old. If your car gets too old and wears ...
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| installing a tile roof | 8/27/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We are in the MIDDLE of installing a new tile roof: 1)the roofers placed one layer of 30# felt on ...
A: There are better materials to use under the tiles. Ice And Water Shield is one. I am not familiar ...
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| New roof on urban row home | 8/27/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I have a row house in urban Philadelphia built in circa 1907. The original roof was tin on wood ...
A: Take off everything down to the wood then install plywood on top of the old wood and then a modified ...
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| replacing drip edge on Florida conctrete barrel tile roof | 8/26/2008 | Dan Merrill |
Q: I have a concrete barrel tile roof in Sarasota, FL. There are no gutters. The old drip edge is ...
A: There are companies that make special retrofit flashings for clay tile roofs, I have seen them at ...
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| installing a tile roof | 8/26/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We are in the MIDDLE of installing a new tile roof: 1)the roofers placed one layer of 30# felt on ...
A: Many roofer just use 15# so 30# is a step up. How can he place 30# and tiles on flat parts. You ...
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| to raise the ceiling higth of a rafter roof | 8/26/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I have just bought a house with a garage that has a 7' ceiling. I want to convert the garage into a ...
A: If you raise the roof you will have to build the walls higher. This would make a new and weak joint ...
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| connect two buildings with a hallway | 8/26/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I want an inexpensive way to connect a 16x24 apartment to my existing house. I thought of a 4x6 ...
A: There are probably a number of different ways to do that but not seeing it makes it difficult to ...
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| Flat roof gutter dam | 8/25/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: Brad, I have an old low slope roof with a gutter inset into it. The wood that formed the downslope ...
A: I would need picture to know what you really have. It sounds like you have a "pole gutter". The ...
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| Ridge Vent vs Whirly Bird vent | 8/25/2008 | Shawn Watson |
Q: I'm having my roof redone and the contractor is wanting to use ridge venting.A friend of mine says ...
A: Personally I like the ridgevent. Fewer working parts and requires no maintenance. The birds after a ...
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| Mansard Roof- Aluminum siding on Vertical sides? | 8/25/2008 | Todd E. Miller |
Q: I am planning to hire a roofing contractor to re-shingle our roof in the next couple of months. We ...
A: I think that a lot of this comes down to what "look" you want to achieve. However, there is also an ...
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| Metal Roofing and Moss | 8/25/2008 | Todd E. Miller |
Q: I have a home in Northern Wisconsin surrounded by many pine trees. We have pine needles falling on ...
A: Any product with a "porous" top surface with lots of nooks and crannies will be more prone to this ...
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| Concrete Tile Roof Help by South County Roofing | 8/24/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: We are buying a house in Phoenix and the inspector's report says there are no wind seals installed ...
A: Harry, The only thing I can think of is: The trim tiles are blown off very easily in high winds ...
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| Roof and shingle repair | 8/24/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I'm removing an old chimney. My shingles are only 2 years old. What's the best way to patch and ...
A: Fit wood into it and then shingle. All the cut shingles have to be removed and then full shingles ...
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| measuring a shingle roof help - South County Roofing | 8/24/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: How many extra shingles should I allow for waste/overlap in a laced valley? Say, for a 20 ft. ...
A: Charles, The overlap for each shingle going up a valley should be at least 1 foot up the high side ...
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| Chimney Leak | 8/23/2008 | david burnett |
Q: We have a leak in our chimney/fireplace that has been there for years. When inside, we can hear the ...
A: You could put a tarp over the top and see if that stops the leak. Also you could use a waterhose on ...
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| Ventilation,etc. | 8/23/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: We're having a new roof installed at the same time as several of our neighbors. The roofer started ...
A: Your roofer has it all wrong which would make we wonder if he knows anything else about roofing. ...
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| roof insulation question | 8/23/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: i have a greenhouse which storm hit and put metal roofing on and now want to insulate have bats of ...
A: Jim, Thanks for clearing that up for me. I think what you are doing is really all you can do at ...
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| flat tar roof t&g | 8/23/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: "I am having to repair/replace part of my flat roof. The roof is 50+ years old and consists of ...
A: To be honest, I have never heard of 2 1/4" thick decking on a roof. It seems an unusual size. ...
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| Dry Rot Repair Help from South County Roofing | 8/23/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: "I am having to repair/replace part of my flat roof. The roof is 50+ years old and consists of ...
A: Lisa, One of the problems of substituting a tongue and grove board for a board that will fit is ...
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| Attic fans | 8/23/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: Is attic fans required when my home has gable vents, soffit vents, and a ridge vent also?
A: You should not need any additional venting in your home providing the area of the soffit vents is ...
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| new deck on top of the new roof | 8/22/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: i want to put a new layer of roof on top of the old flat roof. And then i want to put a wooden deck ...
A: Most people damage their roofs when putting as deck on. Most leaks are from punctures so it doesn't ...
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| Add on family room with a flat roof | 8/22/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: We have lived in this house for 22 years, in Leesburg, Fla. After the last hurricane it started ...
A: Gayle, Unless your satisfied with footing the bill and starting from scratch I would suggest you ...
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| Flat tar roof | 8/22/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I am having to repair/replace part of my flat roof. The roof is 50+ years old and consists of ...
A: I have never heard of wood that thick but that would be a question for a carpenter or a lumber yard. ...
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| Roofing | 8/22/2008 | Brian Atkins |
Q: We just had a new roof installed on our Florida home. Our contract was supposed to be for ...
A: Eric, Yes they do. Usually the 110 mile rating is only achieved by adding more nails to each ...
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| Mansard Roof- Aluminum Siding or Shingles? | 8/22/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I am planning to hire a roofing contractor to re-shingle our roof in the next couple of months. We ...
A: Mansard roofs are steep roofs and many times do not go well with shingles. Gravity just wants to rip ...
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| Abestos tile | 8/21/2008 | Dan Merrill |
Q: I work for a General contractor in Kansas City. I am a former adjuster and handle insurance claims ...
A: I agree, the fiber cement roofing products I have seen are not worth buying or installing. As you ...
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| Asbestos tile roofing | 8/21/2008 | Shawn Watson |
Q: I work for a General contractor in Kansas City. I am a former adjuster and handle insurance claims ...
A: I would agree that no synthetic materials are equivalent to slate. Since asbestos has been banned it ...
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| Semi Detached House | 8/21/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: I live in a semi detached house and need to replace my roof. My neighbor recently did their side ...
A: That should be fine providing you try and overlap by at least 12 inches. It will mean carefully ...
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| asphalt shingle roof | 8/21/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: Michael, We know this kind of roofing material and have used it on our summer house in Russia, now ...
A: Personally, I would not recommend using asphalt shingles in Panama. Why? Because I live here in the ...
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| log cabin vented ridge roof | 8/21/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: we have a vented roof ridge and when the wind blows hard, we incur drafts between the tounge and ...
A: My only thoughts on this are that the T&G boards were not allowed to acclimate to the environment ...
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| Roof bubbling | 8/20/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: I have an old house and had the entire (asphalt shingles) roof replaced 8 months ago. They removed ...
A: Absolutely not. There is no excuse for this to happen. Two possibilities come to mind when this ...
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| Semi Detached House | 8/20/2008 | Michael J. Owen |
Q: I live in a semi detached house and need to replace my roof. My neighbor recently did their side ...
A: I can't think of any guaranteed way of joining the two roofs together without lifting a section of ...
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| Drip edge with seamless gutters | 8/20/2008 | Brad Zacharia |
Q: I just had a new roof installed. The drip edge was installed along all edges prior to installing the ...
A: You usually need to do the gutter last or you destroy it while trying to do the new roof. If you do ...
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