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Provides homeowners with essential information on roofing basics and guidelines for hiring a roofing contractor
Everything you need to know to estimate, build, and repair practically every type of roof covering: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles & shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric. Shows how to measure and estimate most roofs (including estimating shortcuts discovered by the author), how to install leak-proof underlayment and flashing, and how to solve problems with insulation, vapor barriers, and waterproofing. Over 300 large, clear illustrations that help you find the answers to all your roofing questions.
This book defines roofing systems failure and explains its underlying causes. The sources of the problems, the steps needed to prevent recurrence, and the principal remediation alternatives are discussed in the main chapters.
CD-ROM contains: Directory of Internet resources.
Annotation. This guide shows facility managers how to conduct a roofing system assessment and choose the optimal roofing system at the minimum cost. Reid, a facility engineer, covers weather effects on roofing systems, roofing construction materials, insulation and weatherproofing membranes, energy system calculations, fasteners and flashings, penetrations through the system membrane, project management, unconventional roofing structure, warranty and maintenance, and safety and liability.
Newly revised and updated this guide teaches enthusiastic amateurs and professionals how to install or repair an asphalt shingle roof.
Tim Carter's newer asphalt shingle roof failed long before it should. Is your shingle roof in bad shape too? Will you have to spend thousands of dollars soon to put on a new shingle roof? Carter, founder of AsktheBuilder.com, decided to ask his 51,000-plus newsletter subscribers if they had problems too.He was flooded with stories from people just like you from all across the USA. Tim decided to find out why shingles were failing long before they should. The top shingle manufacturers, and the association that represents them, failed to produce the answers Tim needed. He decided to investigate and what he discovered will shock and anger you.The good news is that while writing this book, Tim discovered a simple way to extend the life of your roof shingles by decades. Open the pages of Roofing Ripoff now and allow Tim to take you on a journey uncovering the deep secrets of why your shingles, and money, are headed to the landfill.