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    Polycarbonate roof installation help

    As to the earlier question. I agree that with horizontal installation water pooling, wind and voided warranty are all considerations, water runoff being the biggest. As to the pergola inquiry, I had a ceiling fan installed, but with a screen house, I didn't worry too much about heat since we had...
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    foundation crumbling

    I recently had a 110-year-old BRICK foundation stuccoed instead of tuck-pointed. I had a professional do it. It seems to me that when you are getting cracks in your foundation, no matter how small, it might be worth your while to save up and pay a professional to at least repair the cracks. Then...
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    HElp: how do I attach gabled roof to hip roof.

    We are converting a worksop that is attached to a garage into a screen house. The garage has a hip roof The old structure had a shingled flat roof that rotted through. So now, we have torn out the walls and reconfigured the 2 x 4 studs for the screen house on which we want to build a gabled...
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    Polycarbonate roof installation help

    I've done a lot or research on these for our current screen house roof (not yet started). You can buy one brand at Home Depot and another at Menards. The store carries all the strips, joiners you need for this. Keep in mind if installed horizontal, you'll have to fight the prevailing wind and...
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    Getting new siding. Place over existing Asbestos Shingles?

    We have looked into this for our 1900 house. The asbestos siding shingles were placed over the badly weathered original wood siding! We did get an estimate for removal and it was very expensive. I have also been told by siding reps you can go over it. You can pre-drill holes in it by running...
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