Helen asks…
How does Shingles affect the human body?
Hello,
I am a college student and recently have been diagnosed with shingles. I have always had a week immune system, thus getting shingles at the age of 18 didn’t surprise me. I have the usual symptoms, like the rashes, the itching and burning sensation on the side. However, this morning I started to vomit blood. At first it looked like dark brown cloths, with some bright red blood here and there. Is this normal? Do I have to worry?
admin answers:
I know most of the antiviral medications, commonly prescribed to treat shingles, list vomiting as a side effect (as do opioids and anticonvulsants). However, I haven’t heard of these medications causing blood in the vomit. It would probably be a good idea to check with your doctor about this.
If it happened after you were prescribed something, you may be having some kind of adverse reaction to the medication.
Donald asks…
What is the recommended patern to lay down shingles on a roof?
I am doing my own roof on a garage and I need any advice as to laying the shingles? Pattern? Where to start? How many nails? How to do the paper between the decking and shingles? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
admin answers:
Instructions will be on the roofing shingle packaging. Most areas require 6 nails per shingle. Underlayment is usually 15 pound felt paper. They also make an ice & weather shield which is much heavier. It is used at the eaves to protect from leakage during winter ice damming at the gutters. This type of product should be used as underlayment for the entire roof of roof pitch is below 3 in 12 pitch.
Donna asks…
How to cut shingles when they are up?
In a brain fart, I put up my shingles at my camp. Everything went great but i have to cut 6″ off the gable ends. How do i cut thru the asphalt shingles?
I’m thinking an ordinary saw/recip would not be able to cut thru the sand.
admin answers:
Use a utility knife with a roofers blade.
The blades can be purchased at any hardware or lumber store, the look like a regular blade but have a hook on both ends so it cuts from undeneath as well as the top at the same time.
Betty asks…
What happens if someone has shingles and it goes untreated for a long time?
According to my mom and a family friend who is a doctor, I think I have shingles. If it is not treated for a long time, will anything bad happen?
i’m 17, have had the chicken pox and the vaccine for it, a weak immune system, and costocondritus. The family friend doesnt know it’s me. My mom had it a long time ago and it just went away. My mom said its the same thing. I have it on and around my knee. The part about the nerves and pain stuff…If someone does something to hurt me, I can’t tolerate the pain, but (and i know this might sound awful, but i dno how else to put it) if it’s self inflicted, I can tolerate it more. I naturally have a high tolerance of pain.
admin answers:
Shingles usually goes away on its own. It only causes serious problems in people who have suppressed immune systems or when it affects the facial nerves. These are rare.
The vaccine can be helpful in preventing it from returning, but it’s not very useful in treating a current attack.
Maria asks…
How do you interface roof shingles with a stone wall made with highly irregular stone shapes?
I have found several articles on the internet about roofing and how if you have a wall with stone veneer there are metal flashing products that fit in the mortar lines, lay vertically along the stone, and then pass under the roof shingles. What is done when large, irregularly shaped, real stones are used in a stone wall (think slipformed riprap or similar) that is higher than the roofline? How do you keep water from leaking between the wall and the roof?
admin answers:
Caulk is a bad answer.
You will need some type of flashing that will allow some molding to the rock in addtion to removing some of the grout (mortar) between the stones and then repointing (reinstalling the mortar between the stones. Another option, depending on your particular circumstance, may be to get an abrasive blade for a skil saw and score a straight line in the stone about 6″ above the roof line. You would then insert the edge of the flashing in this groove, bend it to fit tight against the stone, bend it again at the roof deck where your shingles are, and then caulk or put mortar in the groove.
If this doesn’t work, you may need to grind or chip the stone to make an area flat enough to apply the flashing.
Copper can be used, I have seen lead sheets used too.
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