Perhaps high winds blew a tree branch onto your roof with enough force to make a hole, or perhaps you made a hole yourself when you removed an old satellite dish or antenna. Whatever the reason for the hole, it has to be fixed posthaste, or you'll have a nasty situation in the atti...
Expert advice on how to find, troubleshoot and fix a roof leak, including what to do in a roof leak emergency.
STRUCTURAL QUANDARIES: UP ON THE ROOF: GO WITH THE PRO: Assessing a roof leak. Some overhead leaks are due to minor problems--such as a single torn shingle or a small hole in flashing--that you can usually handle with a little DIY experience and some basic tools. But other situation...
Once you repair the hole in the roof plywood, you need to seal up the seams and recover the roof. Cover the seams between the old and new decking with bitumen tape. Lay felt paper onto the roof, overlapping the existing paper to get good coverage. Staple it to the roof decking or nai...
A Metal Roof or a Composition Shingle Roof? The homeowner can expect to pay about 30 percent more (average) for a metal roof compared to a composition shingle roof. It all depends on the weather conditions, the time the homeowner expects to stay in the home, and of course, whether the ...