Questions and Answers
Is Your Roof Ready for Solar?
By Cass Jacoby. These three questions will help you decide if your roof is ready for solar. Demand for solar energy has been steadily increasing over the years, with interest in solar installations jumping to 21% in the first few months of 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance ...
What Roof is Best for my Climate?
By Quarrix. How to find the right roofing materials suited to your climate. If you were to take a road trip across America, you can see for yourself that we get just about every kind of weather. The U.S. is a huge country and has a variety of climates; coast ...
Q&A – Does Having Gable End Vents Work Against Soffit Vents and a Ridge Vent?
After getting conflicting advice, Romeo turned to the experts to resolve his gable end vent problems. Homeowner Romeo Carsello from New Jersey had these questions concerning gable end vents: “I'm getting conflicting advice. Does having gable end vents (one of which has a gable end fan) work against soffit vents ...
Q&A – What Gutter Lining Will Preserve 110-year-old Gutters?
A homeowner in Virginia wanted to know the best way to preserve the gutters on her 1910 home. April Jackson, a homeowner in Virginia, asked: “I have a home built 1910 and it has built in gutters is there a lining that can be put in and preserve ...
Should You Replace Your Roof?
By Cass Jacoby. Warning signs that your roof is damaged and it is time to call in the professionals. Roof damage happens. Be it that your roof has lived a full life or something like extreme weather has damaged your roof, fixing it is crucial to having a sturdy ...
Q&A – What Type of Equipment Should Be Used to Lift Heavy Loads?
Faced with restrictions for material deliveries in South America, Albert asks for recommendations to lift heavy loads of tile, OSB sheets and rafters. Albert Bragagnini from British Columbia, Canada had these questions regarding a tile roofing project in South America: “Hi there, Got a ceramic tile roofing renovation project in ...
Q&A - What Type of Roof is This?
After encountering a unique roof in the neighborhood, Kelsey reached out to the experts to learn more. Kelsey Rodriguez from Portland, Oregon asked: I saw this roof in the neighborhood and had never seen anything like it. Is this a certain style or have a certain use? Our Portland area ...
Q&A – What Does Slate Roofing Cost?
After having a beautiful slate-colored roof installed on their home in Toronto, Rosie asks how much slate roofing typically costs. Homeowner Rosie Robins from Toronto, Canada asked: My house construction was going on in Toronto. It was a two-story house. When the structure of the ground floor and top floor ...
Q&A – Why Are the Shingles Coming Up?
After identifying a leak and shingles lifting off the roof of his church, Steve asks what causes this and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Steve Lowder in North Carolina had these questions about the roof on his congregation’s church: I'm asking this for our church...the Sanctuary was ...
Your Silicone Questions Answered
By Sashco. Will your new caulk stick to silicone? How do you know if you need to re-caulk or remove silicone? Your caulk won’t stick to silicone, in fact nothing sticks to silicone. Silicone doesn’t even stick to itself. That’s the short answer to at least one of your ...
