The Complete Guide to Roofing Siding & Trim: Updated 2nd Ed.

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The single worst enemy to any home is the weather. Even tiny breaches in a home's exterior can lead to thousands of dollars in damage if water invades walls and ceilings. To protect families and guard investments, this book provides all the information homeowners need in order to maintain, repair, and install all types of roofing, siding, and trim. Roofing and siding installations professionals will also find this to be an indispensable source of state-of-the art information.

The Complete Guide To Roofing, Siding & Trim covers all traditional materials, from traditional wood lap siding, brick, concrete block, stucco, stone veneer and wooden shakes, to vinyl, raised metal roofing, and cementitious sidings. Important new tends in materials, like EPDM, architectural, fully bonded selvedge edge and pyramid shingles, are also discussed. In addition to complete installation information, the book includes comprehensive methods for repairing problems with existing surfaces, as well as routine finishing and refinishing information.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Inspiration Gallery
• Planning for New Roofing Siding
• Installing Roofing
• Installing Siding
• Finishing Walls with Masonry
• Installing Exterior Trim Details
• Painting Staining Siding
• Roofing Siding Repairs
• Conversion Charts
• Resources
• Photography Credits
• Index

Publisher: Cool Springs Press, 2008

ISBN: 1589234189, 9781589234185