Betty asks…
What causes 16 year old asphalt shingles that have a 20 year warranty to curl up on their ends?
Is there a temperature that makes these shingles curl? It is weird because I have an addition on my house that is 30 years old and had shingles put on it and they are 30 years old and they have not curled! But the shingles on my original building have. What gives?
admin answers:
They say poor attic venting causing heat build up can make them curl. I have noticed that some will curl up within 15 years and other homes with the same venting last 30 years. I think there are different batches made with different quality levels, so it’s a crap shoot as to when they curl or not. Some curl up and some curl under, and other never curl. All you can do is replace them.
Charles asks…
How many shingles will it take to roof my house?
I want to purchase my own materials and as such, I need to know how many shingles to buy.
admin answers:
Hire a good roofer. Check Angie’s List and ask your city Bldng. Dept. Who is good.
If you have never done a roof, you are going to learn the hard way what real work really is. Have you ever seen a fat man on top of a roof working for a professional roofing company? If you did, that was the boss, who quit roofing years ago but is just checking the work. They’re all very very thin.
It is VERY dangerous work as well. If you’re not confident walking a roof, forget it. Have you been up there yet and tried walking it? If it has a sharp pitch, it’s harder.
Laura asks…
What color shingles would look good with unpainted cypress siding?
I’m renovating my house and trying to decide what color dimensional shingles would look good on the house once I reside it with cypress siding. I will leave the wood it’s natural color and just finish it with a clear protective coat.
admin answers:
Red
Jenny asks…
What should one do after being exposed to shingles?
A few days ago, I visited my grandparents, then I found out that my grandma has shingles, yesterday. While I did not touch her, I am an amateur magician and did a coin trick for her and she DID touch my coin that I brought with me to do the magic trick with. Could I get shingles from that and if so, what would the symptoms be? As of right now, I’m feeling okay, so is there a chance that I won’t come down with shingles at all?
admin answers:
Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, so if you’ve already had chicken pox and are otherwise in good health, you are unlikely to get shingles.
Http://familydoctor.org/574.xml
Donald asks…
How do you figure how many bundles of shingles you need to cover your roof?
What is the formula to figure the amount of shingles you need to cover your roof? Since you have to have ridge cap shingles and regular shingles I need to know the formula to buy my supplies.Insurance didn’t cover it all,so doing it ourselves.
admin answers:
Here is the link to another thread on the same issue. Some good answers there. Hope this helps.
Http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060701170119AAgID6P
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