Recent content by bapgobears

Hi Guys! I wanted to come back and thank all of you for your ideas and support on this project. I thought I would share how it turned out and my experience for people who may be considering a similar job. I ended up renting an articulating boom (Genie Z34-22) from United Rentals. The boom...

I did but mostly from the perspective of me setting it up myself. I need to reconsider that option. Thanks odnt!

Thanks Snoonyb! Any particular model of boom?

Dear House Repair Experts, I've been replacing weathered siding on my house and now what's left is high up on my chimney It's about 25' to the top. I've been reading about scaffolding and lifts. I'd like to use a scissor lift like the GS-1930, but it weighs 3400 lbs and all I have near that...

I found a roofer that I liked that did the repair and more. He discovered when he pulled back the tiles on that one side of the gable the builder never finished the valley. He cleaned it out, extended it, repaired the damaged soffit, and cleaned out the other side. They also fixed some broken...

Thanks for your input Bud! That's the original chimney and original siding. The house is 32 years old. It's not a big fireplace - only good for DuraFlame logs. It is just metal pipe going up. I replaced some of the low siding myself just to get a feel for it. The framing seemed good, but...

Dear House Repair Experts, Do you think I should get all the siding replaced on this chimney? It currently is a wood composite. I think ODF. What materials would you recommend for the replacement? Any ideas on what a job like that should cost? I was thinking of renting a boom from Home...

Thanks for your reply. I'm more worried about me doing the work safely and correctly. I've been looking at the JLG T350 Home Depot rents for $319 a day + an extra $198 if you can't tow 3400 lbs. I have some trees around that complicate things a little bit. I'm not keen on having that boom...

Dear Experts, I believe my 2nd story gable is missing two half size end tiles, I think they fell off! I see other homes in my area that have these end tiles. You can see in the attached photos some water damage on one side and possibly a bird nest. I think those end tiles are suppose to meet...