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Typically, Marrash starts by describing what Accurate Roofing & Siding can do for the clients' windows -- installation of lineal surrounds, mantels, corner blocks with rosettes, or the addition of dentil molding or keystones, for a start.
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"Race to be Safe" combines roofing safety instruction with a behind-the-scenes look at IRL's safety program -- with a healthy dose of racing action mixed in.
The biggest mistake you can make in an estimate is also the most obvious: Measure the roof, from up on the roof, and measure it right because, Cox says, "everything is calculated off that."
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Tearing off the old shingles can add anywhere from a few hours to a day to a roofing job. "You could be spending $750 or $800 in dump fees," contractor Jim Lydon points out.For all those reasons, Lydon tells clients it's OK to roof over existing shingles if (1) it's a relatively new building and...
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The most painful part of downsizing is deciding to do it," says Scott Barr, of Southwest Exteriors, San Antonio.And Barr should know. That was three years after Barr, production manager at the then-named Southwest Remodelers, purchased the business. The business got away from me," Barr says of his...
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Ice damming occurs where snow or ice blocks gutters and downspouts, causing water to pool or back up, and sometimes find its way inside the house.
There's a lot more to roofing than simply covering a roof: It has become one more opportunity to make a design statement -- and the new favorite material of choice for making such a statement is the laminated shingle.
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Five years ago, my company, Waller Construction, bought a roofing operation and set it up as an in-house division. At the time, almost all the roofing installers were Hispanic, and they spoke only Spanish.
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Re-roofing the entire home when you build an addition is a smart proposal for you and your clients.Finding shingles to match is not a problem when Waller Construction, Lakeland, Fla., is building an addition. But if the roof has less than five years left in it, says secretary-treasurer Mark...
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As Minnesota remodeler Marty Schirber points out, a homeowner thinking of selling might solicit 10 bids from 10 roofing companies and go with the cheapest.