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TIME FOR A NEW ROOF?: Be Sure To Read This First
Updated on July 8th, 2021
UPDATED 11Sep2020 + video below: I get a fair number of emails from homeowners looking for advice on getting the best...Continue Reading
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NEED A NEW ROOF?: Understanding Your Top 3 Options
Updated on August 12th, 2021
UPDATED: 22May2020: There are more ways to put a new roof on your house than ever before What you’ll find here is a...Continue Reading
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ROOFTOP MOSS Q&A: Does This Stuff Damage My Roof?
Updated on August 12th, 2021
Q: Is moss on a house roof a serious problem About 20% of the asphalt shingle roof area of a house we're looking to buy...Continue Reading
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “What’s Better Fibergl...
Updated on July 8th, 2021
Q: Two of the three roofing contractors quoting on my reroofing job strongly recommend fibreglass shingles The...Continue Reading
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Eavestroughs Don’t Cause Rooftop Ice Dams
Updated on June 18th, 2019
If you thought the life of an eavestrough was safe from prejudice, you’d be wrong All across the wintertime world,...Continue Reading
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Q&A: Retrofitting a Metal Roof (Maybe)
Published on February 5th, 2016
Q: Can metal roofing be applied directly over old shingles A: Yes Definitely If the existing shingles are not...Continue Reading
Cottages & Cabins
VIDEO: Cabin Roof and Floor Insulation
Updated on January 17th, 2016
Got a cottage or cabin roof to insulate Don't want to spoil the look of the rafters and roof boards you can see from...Continue Reading
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MAXWELL’S TIPS: How To Shingle a Valley, Paint Wood &#...
Updated on April 18th, 2019
The Best Way to Shingle Valleys Q: What’s your opinion on closed roof valleys In my day roof valleys were always...Continue Reading
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Shingle Wisdom
Updated on June 18th, 2019
I’ve just re-shingled a roof I originally covered with asphalt shingles 20 years ago, and seeing how the...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
Can You Suggest an Inexpensive, Good Quality Roofing Pro...
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
Hear Steve offer advice about his choice of roofing that delivers good looks and long life at reasonable...Continue Reading
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Ridding a Roof of Moss
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
A homeowner wrote me concerned about moss on the roof of a house he was considering buying In “Rooftop Moss...Continue Reading
Home Exteriors
Steaming Roofing Troubles a Thunder Bay Man
Updated on November 22nd, 2015
A reader from Thunder Bay, Ontario just sent me an email because he’s sick with worry His roof is steaming on sunny...Continue Reading