Archive for September, 2007

Were do I find out if my contractor has a roofing license. I have looked up roofing licens and to many sites?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Douglas E asked:

I have looked up Il. roofing licens and I can not find anything that will say anything obout how you can see if your contracter has a licens

Question posted courtesy of: Calvin
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Is this contractor trying to screw me?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007
The Colonel asked:

I have a roof leak and called a roofing contractor. He wants Almost $6500 to put new shingles on my roof. He said he has never seen shingles in the condition they are. My house is only 6 years old. I have never had a leak. Could this be caused by all the snow we had this winter? What do you think is this guy trying to screw me. It couldnt possibly be the snow. When I noticed it was built up on the roof about 16″ my brother in law came over and blew it off with his snowblower before it got any higher. Damn deceiptful contractor is what I think.

Question posted courtesy of: Peggy
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Roof contractor put on the wrong materials?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007
sidearms7 asked:

I was told by my roof contractor that my shingles are 25 years Architectural shingles, not what the contract states, which is Owens-Corning 30 years duration. It’s almost been a month since they’d finished. What are my options?

Question posted courtesy of: Erica
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Make your own “pulley system”to get 72 bundles of roofing shingles up to roof top (1-2 story house)

Friday, September 28th, 2007
sadarar asked:

the supplier i am buying from doesent deliver (saving $ 400 even after i rent a truck to pick them up) but my back is not what it used to be

Question posted courtesy of: Kim
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Where can I get roofing shingles at a discounted price online?

Friday, September 28th, 2007
Rooftop asked:

Most online sites lead you to a contractor who wants to do the work for me. I just need a discount price for the roofing shingles.

Question posted courtesy of: Ron
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Metal Composite Roofing?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
d d asked:

Has anyone had a shake or asphalt roof and upgraded to a metal composite roof (gerard shake, granite ridge)?

Expeirenced any cons of rain amplified, retained heat in the house, and etc?

Today, I received a bid on an asphalt roof and they were saying to stay away from metal composite material, so I would like to hear some feedback.

Question posted courtesy of: Roland

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New Roofing, Shingles or Metal? Advantages and Disadvantages. Cost?

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
papbulldog asked:

house is easy to heat but hard to keep cool, which is best shingles or metal, cost compared to durability. will metal be noisy during rain storms?

Question posted courtesy of: Darren
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How do you install metal roofing around existing skylights?

Monday, September 24th, 2007
Snowflake asked:

Have two rectangular shaped skylights…my husband and I have already installed metal roofing on part of our house, now moving on to the part that has the skylights. Want to be sure to do it correctly so we won’t have leaks. Should we just cut the metal holes out and silicone around the edges or is there more to it than that? Please advise.

Question posted courtesy of: Robert
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The shingles on the roof wrap around the edge?

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
coolbreeze44105 asked:

I’m seeing more and more of this. The roof shingles wrap around the gutters as if they were gards. But I don’t see how the gutters can still control the flow of water. Why do people get shingles like this? Is it good?

Question posted courtesy of: Judith
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We have a leak in our roof should I tip the contractor who comes to fix the leak?

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
John W asked:

The roof is under warranty so I am not expecting to pay for anything. Should I tip?

Question posted courtesy of: Kelly
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