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What Are the Early Warning Signs That Your Roof Will Collapse Under the Snow?
Snow, particularly heavy or wet varieties, can weigh about 21 pounds per cubic foot. This weight might not seem substantial, but it adds up quickly as snow accumulates on a rooftop. Before a roof...
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How to Tar a Metal Roof
Appreciated for its long lifespan, metal roofing is a low-maintenance choice for homes, sheds and commercial buildings. Although metal roofing is resistant to fire, insects and mold, unsealed portions...
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How to Measure Roof Height
Roof height can be a tricky thing to measure, thanks to the slope present in many roof shapes and the inability to take a straight, up and down reading. Roof height calculations can be made with the...
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How to Replace a Section of Tar Paper on the Roof
Tar paper is an underlayment for asphalt shingles, not a finished roof product. If tar paper is left exposed to the elements for any length of time, it begins deteriorating. If part of your roof is...
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Tarping a Leaking Skylight
Skylights come in a multitude of shapes and sizes and allow natural light into the home. While skylights typically endure for long periods, they can fail and develop leaks. Leaks are due to small...
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How to Brace a Roof
Roof braces add extra strength and stability to the overall roof structure. Bracing techniques typically involve the installation of wooden supports that run across the main trusses, between the...
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How to Replace the Roof of a Metal Storage Shed
If the metal roof on your storage shed has begun to show serious signs of rust, it's time to replace it. Fortunately, since metal roofs are built out of large panels rather than much smaller shingles,...
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How to Sister a Roof Beam
A typical stick-framed roof consists of rafters that sit on the exterior wall plates and connect at the peak of the roof to a center ridge beam. The sloped rafters usually spaced at 16-inch intervals,...
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How to Strengthen Roof Rafters for Snow
Strengthening existing roof rafters is a difficult process that often requires professional help. If you have a stick frame roof, there are a few basic techniques that you can use to strengthen your...
View ArticleHow to Repair Roofing for a Quonset Hut
Quonset huts are rounded, prefabricated metal structures that are often used as storage facilities. The hut is based on the British Nissen hut that was mass-produced during World War I. Today’s...
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How to Patch a Hole in the Roof
A common feature of older homes is a rooftop deck, which can be very nice, but does require maintenance to keep it a safe place to enjoy the outdoors. Patching a hole in this type of roof deck is...
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What Are the Causes of an Uneven Exterior Roof?
Uneven roofs are always cause for concern; bulging or sagging roof coverings indicate damage to at least one portion of the roof structure. However, there's no reason to panic, because an uneven roof...
View ArticleHow to Replace Rotted Rafter Ends on a Gable Roof
When replacing gutters or your fascia boards, you might find that some of your rafter ends have extensive rot. Rotted rafter ends not only give you nothing to nail to when rehanging the fascia board...
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5V Metal Roof Vs. Standing Seam
Metal roofing comes in a variety of different types, shapes and sizes. Two of the similar types of metal roofs that provide a durable and economical solution for many people's roofing needs include the...
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Is a Venting Porch Roof Required?
Roofing does more than just cover a structure to keep things under it dry. Roofs must also breathe, in the sense that they must have adequate air flow to dry moisture, to melt snow and to aerate...
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How to Repair Sagging Roof Rafters
Rafters are the sloped pieces of wood to which roof decking is nailed. Rafters support the weight of the roof and any rain or snow that falls on it. Sagging rafters may be the result of numerous heavy...
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How to Replace Rotted Roof Plywood Sheathing
All roofs have a layer of plywood sheathing underneath them, which provides a base for the shingle attachment. Although the plywood typically lasts longer than most shingles and roof coverings, leaks...
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