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If you use the proper guidance and do the necessary research you can repair your roof and install many kinds of siding yourself. However, before deciding to install a new roof, you need to consider additional factor.
Are you up to it?
There are some thing you will need to have in mind in order to complete the task on your own. For example, How fast can you do the work? If you remove your old roof, you must work quickly in order to prevent any water going into the house in case of rain. If you cover the roof with plastic sheeting but the wind will blow it out.
Other thing to keep in mind is that roofing and siding work are physically challenging. The work is hard, repetitious, sometimes hazardous, and usually hot and tiring. Materials, especially the roofing shingles, are heavy and have to be carried about. Another obstacle can be the steepness and height of your roof. The best recommendation is that if your roof is very steep and more than two stories high and has dormers or a turret or two, you should hire a contractor.
Do not replace in your own any tar and gravel, slate, tile, or aluminum shingles. Is best to leave this to the professional.
You should expect to work long hours, even with the necessary tools. If you decide to call a profecional after you have stared, keep in mind, it will be at least as expensive as having the pro do the whole work, although it vary from state to state.
Do You have the time?
In estimating roofing time, allow about two hours to install the first square (100 square feet) of composition shingles. The second square will go a little faster, and by the second day or about 7 squares you might be installing one square per hour. For other types of roof like cedar shingles or shakes it could be the double or triple the time.
Depending in the area where you live, inspection might be need it. Building inspectors are only available during regular business hours, and some will have to come several times before, during and after the work is completed.
The gratifying part of doing a roof in your own is that you could save a lot of money on installation and best of all you will gain the experience. In the other hand, keep in mind that if the project becomes bigger than what you expected, you cal always find a contractor who can help you.
http://www.ezroofhouston.com/ EZ Roof is a full-service roofing solutions company based in Houston, Texas. We provide residential and commercial roofing, as well as gutters, siding, and insulation services. With nearly a decade of experience in the construction industry, our mission is to make roofing installation and repair as easy as possible for our customers. Our goal is to provide superior workmanship and customer service, with the highest quality materials at a low price guarantee
Article submitted Wednesday, January 25, 2012 & read 5 times.
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