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  1. General Roofing Discussions
    Question about chimney flashing: I got a new roof from a reputable roofing company - the flashing around the chimney leaked. They have been out a couple times to fix but there is still a drip during heavy stors. They are redoing the whole thing from scratch now - the owner looked at the...
  2. General Roofing Discussions
    Ok, the roofer answer to how to run a new plumbing supply line through an existing or historic shake wall is likely to remove 2-3' of shake in all directions, install a quickflash or other proper penetration to the tar paper, then restore the shakes. The cheap plumbers don't bother: they just...
  3. Residential Roofing
    When HVAC cuts a hole in the roof for their vent what is the industry standard of how big the hole can or should be? Do shingle manufacturers have a spec on how large this can be?
  4. Roofing Material and Products
    I never liked the no-caulk pipe flashing. The rubber dries out and becomes brittle. In my years of roofing I've seen countless flashings leave gaps in between the pipe and the rubber. Has anyone seen or used http://www.fjmooremfg.com/ this flashing? It's hard to tell from the images if it looks...
  5. Roofing Material and Products
    http://www.apoc.com/files/FL1045.pdf What do you guys think of this? They're claiming it's a flashing cement that can be used for "permanent repairs". Does this stuff work?
  6. Residential Roofing
    HI all I am currently 2/3rds done a private re-roof. and have a few questions - thanks I am finished the upper roof *which had one skylight,and the homeowner had a new velux flashing kit, usually i cut my own frontpan and step it then back pan. the kit did not come with counterflashing. should...
  7. Commercial Roofing
    Does anyone a link derailing an effective flashing for the junctions of clay coping times and vertical masonry structures such as these chimneys?
  8. General Roofing Discussions
    We have built a cedar shingle roof and have three hips which meet at one point (see sketch). We will be installing hip/ridge shingles along all three junctions, but are unsure how to seal the point (ridge) where they all meet. Ideally we would like to mitre the three ridge tiles together where...
  9. General Roofing Discussions
    Hi, I penetrate a lot of Modbit roofs with standoffs for solar arrays. The standoffs are 1 1/4" steel pipe, and they meet the roof at a steel flange that is about 4" square and 3/8" tall. For structural stability, I cut away a square of existing felts all the way down to the deck, sometimes...
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