Posts Tagged ‘roofing’

Pattilou asked: We are putting a new roof on our garage and doing the work ourselves. We want to put on a metal roof as we did on our house a few years ago. However, I would like to find something more decorative than just the plain metal roof, since the garage & roof [...]

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 at 11:08 | 8 comments

sukcorb asked: Is it best to put metal roofing on over old asbestos shingles(providing it’s less than three layers) or to tear off all the old shingles first? And does it hurt anything to tear off the shingles on one side and leave them on the other side and put the metal roof on?

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 at 04:54 | 5 comments
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Jeremy asked: A company is doing roofing on 4 houses around my house and they have a large dumpster next to my house and one of the nails that they use is now in my tire. Should I call the company about it and if so what exactly should I say?
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Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 08:08 | 6 comments

ricko asked: I want to add a 10 x 18 horizontal addition to the back of my home and wonder if no is the time to do it? I hear a estimate would be around $50-60 per square foot maybe? Am I off? I assume this would include heating and air,roofing, windows,painting,etc.. If there is [...]

Monday, August 24th, 2009 at 06:09 | 4 comments

Jason asked: I want to learn a trade and then start my own business. How much can an independent roofing or concrete contractor make? Based on having only one or two crews…#1 Antelope Valley Contractor

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 18:12 | 2 comments

eve asked: I have a metal roof on my porch and live in Florida. It gets so hot that I can’t even use the porch. I’m planning to paint it white. I went to Home Depot and there are several brands and types of roofing paint available. Do any of you have [...]

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 03:16 | 1 comment
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Rooftop asked: Most online sites lead you to a contractor who wants to do the work for me. I just need a discount price for the roofing shingles.Kitchens and Bathrooms - LANCASTER/PALMDALE

Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 23:21 | 3 comments

iswaswill asked: My neighbor installed her metal roofing on her new garage, 10′ from my house, using strapping that was nailed to the roof rafters with no plywood backer. Now the temperature changes make the stuff pop when the temperature increases or decreases and I get to listen to that. It sounds like [...]

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 at 13:51 | 3 comments

troymcclure asked: I’m paying a roofing company $5000 to do my roof. Do you tip the guys on top of that? If so, how much?Quality Homes California

Saturday, August 1st, 2009 at 07:42 | 11 comments

curious asked: Our garage roof had a lot of water damage so we have to replace the old boards. Does it matter which side of the plywood goes up - smooth or rough side? Any re-roofing tips would be appreciated, it’s the first time doing it ourself.#1 Antelope Valley Contractor

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at 15:28 | 5 comments