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05-11-2009

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  • DIY type guy
  • Sailing, fishing, camping, auto work, XR600R motorcycle, wood cutting
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Ray McCormack

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  • Posted in thread: 13 year old composite roof on 05-13-2009 at 04:39 PM
    Know that I have decided to sell my house and move to a bigger home. I need to put a new roof
    on. It has its original first roof, and hoping I can just buy composite shingles and put a new
    roof on. Th...

  • Posted in thread: Adding a second level w/ eco roof on 05-13-2009 at 02:21 PM
    Run it by your local Building Department, first. Two story requires an 8" foundation here, not
    6" which you probably have. You may also need additional shear walls on the first floor. I
    think it would...

  • Posted in thread: Adding a second level w/ eco roof on 05-12-2009 at 10:04 AM
    Welcome MackConsult:I would certainly recommend adding a second floor; you already have a
    foundation and need a new roof anyway. Expanding space with the same foot print is a real plus.
    You will have ...

  • Posted in thread: Adding a second level w/ eco roof on 05-11-2009 at 03:08 PM
    I don't know why it would be difficult. The second story addition outer walls would line up
    with all four walls of the existing implementation. House is 2x6, and getting into the garage
    (probably curr...

  • Posted in thread: Adding a second level w/ eco roof on 05-11-2009 at 11:03 AM
    In the early stages of this .... and just joined this forum. So I will take the time to do some
    searching, so if folks don't want to comment "no worries".We live in a 1500 ft^2 single level
    home here ...

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