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Topics covered on today's episode: Tying a new patio roof in to the existing roofline Installing gutter guards Pitching a flat roof Standing on a steep roof Keeping mice out of walls where siding is pulled away Installing vinyl siding Treatment for vinyl siding Altering water flow away from crawl space Installing a French drain Mortaring flagstone to change water flow Removing sulfur smell from well water Correct size heater for a Jacuzzi Tips: - Wrap the handles of your roofing tools with several thick rubber bands. The soft rubber will grip the shingles and reduce the chance of any tools sliding off your roof.
- Using a low scaffold of sturdy sawhorses and 2x12s is safer and more productive than reaching from a ladder.
Reading List For a complete updated list of Creative Homeowner books, click here . Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance Editors of Creative Homeowner $34.95 Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000) (ISBN: 158011069X) Creative Homeowner roofing and siding books: Quick Guide: Roofing David Toht $7.95 Paperback -- 80 pages (May, 1995) (ISBN: 1880029375) Quick Guide: Siding David Toht $7.95 Paperback -- 80 pages (July, 1995) (ISBN: 1880029405) Other Book Resources Roofing and Siding Ortho's All About Roofing and Siding Basics By Larry Johnston, ed., et al $11.95 Paperback (January 1, 2001) Ortho Books (ISBN: 0897214501) Southern Living Roofing and Siding $12.95 Paperback (February 2000) Sunset Publishing Company (ISBN: 0376090790) Water Flow Foundations and Concrete Work By Fine Homebuilding Magazine, ed. $14.95 Paperback (January 9, 2002) Taunton Press (ISBN: 1561583308) Building with Masonry: Brick, Block and Concrete By Dick Kreh et al $34.95 Hardcover (November 1998) Taunton Press (ISBN: 156158228X)
RESOURCES :
Home Book: Ultimate Guide to Repairs & Improvements
Model: 158011069X
Author: Mike McClintock (Editor)
Creative Homeowner Press; September 2000
Roofing (Quick Guide)
Model: 1880029375
Author: David Schiff
Creative Homeowner Press; April 1995
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Lowes
Website: www.lowes.com
Lowe's (Lowe's Companies, Inc.)
Customer Care (CON8)
Website: www.lowes.com
Creative Homeowner Information
Creative Homeowner Press
Website: www.creativehomeowner.com
GUESTS :
Jon Haas
Email: jonhaas@bellsouth.net
Construction Consultant
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