Roofing screws are an essential part of proper metal roofing installation, and are also sometimes used to secure the flashing on asphalt roofs. Most metal roofing screws are the three inch screws used to secure metal roofing sheets at two foot intervals, but the roofing screws used on the first edges of metal roofing [...]
Many homeowners with basic carpentry skills are perfectly capable of performing their own roofing repairs if they only pay attention to a few simple roofing tips. The first of these roofing tips is that a leaky roof can be diagnosed without having to climb up to the roof itself by visiting the attic and [...]
A reasonably fit homeowner with some basic carpentry skills and the right roofing tools can take on simple roofing repairs with very little difficulty. Replacing a few damaged roof shingles requires only a couple of hours and some very basic roofing tools including a flat pry bar, a claw hammer and roofing nails, a [...]
Self installed rubber roofing has been used by thousands of homeowners to perform long term repairs on their roofs, and with proper preparation self installed rubber roofing can last for decades. But self installed rubber roofing must be applied to a completely clean and dry surface, and homeowners who take a shortcut by installing [...]