roof leak: Change Your House's Shoes. No, Really!
- 02/17/11 03:50 PM
You may not realize it, but your house has shoes! Ok, really they're boots, and maybe they're not for walking. But your house has one, or two, or three, or more! You say you don't know what a roof boot is? What? How'd you get on my jobsite? Did I hire you? You're got to maintain roof boots, especially roof boots here in the Raleigh & Wake Forest area with all our hot summers. Roof boots wear out and can cause leaks and ugly brown stains. Or worse! That stain inside on the ceiling isn't so bad, but left unattended it (9 comments)
roof leak: Don't hire a painter to do this
- 12/23/10 05:55 AM
Ok, I like painters, at least some of them. They make your house better looking and protect all that wood and cardboard, I mean hardboard siding. (Yes, I have it on my house, too.) They caulk things and make the gaps go away and keep water out of the house. And that's a VERY GOOD THING. But hiring your painter to replace some trim or siding...not usually a good idea. At least check in front of them (get references and call them specifically about REPAIRS they have done), and certainly check behind them! A customer called us recently and had a (5 comments)
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