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Flashing for Hose Bibs - QuickFlash Review

Matt Risinger, Blogger | January 28th, 20113 comments

We as builders are so diligent about using flashing boots on our roofs but when it comes to wall penetrations we're so lax about holes! In this video we'll show you how we use QuickFlash boots to correctly seal the water out of our walls. -Matt Risinger

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Ice Dams, Can Lights, Wet Walls, and Water Damage

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | January 27th, 201123 comments

It's the time of year that I watch my neighbor across the street pulls out her roof rake and begin raking her roof. Now it you all knew my neighbor, you might think nothing of it. This is the lady...

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Bunkhouse in the Woods!

bunkhousebore, member | January 9th, 2011

Here is what kept me sane a few years ago! Decided that we needed more space for my kids and their cousins at the shared family cottage. Set out to build a bunkie that would give them a...

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Asphalt-Shingle Cutting Guide

grateful.ed, editor at large | January 19th, 20103 comments

Here is a little jig I made for cutting asphalt shingles for cut roof valleys

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Time to retire your hammer-tacker?

JFink, Senior Editor | December 3rd, 200911 comments

As Mike Guertin wrote in the opening paragraph of his excellent Tools of the Trade article ( ): If you're still using hammer-tacker staples alone to attach housewrap and synthetic roof...

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This faux slate may be worth a closer look

JFink, Senior Editor | March 19th, 200910 comments

I didn’t want to like Davinci Roofscapes synthetic slate roof tiles, I really didn’t. The product isn’t really to blame. It’s just that I’ve been ruined by...

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