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Thanks Oldog...forgot to mention the side walls extend approximately 2 feet above the roof and so a cut out for one drain pipe down the side ...that's the way they were built...most of the homes were built in the 40s or earlier...and usually rebuilt from the inside out at some time later. So...

Hi Guys and Gals... Well it's been about three years since i started asking about what type of new flat roof would go on a coastal house...presently it has some silver foamed that has hardened with spider cracks on it. Most houses are here have the old standby tar and pea gravel...yes i...

sidewalk cement? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello folks...! The question: hair line cracks in newly poured sidewalk? In this city...the home owner is responsible for the sidewalk that surrounds their house. The sidewalk...

Hello folks...! The question: hair line cracks in newly poured sidewalk? In this city...the home owner is responsible for the sidewalk that surrounds their house. The sidewalk needed repair...so i contracted a co. and did the about 6 yards of cement or concrete of sidewalk...4-5 weeks...

Update on the wall... Well thanks for your help guys...got two guys with two 32 foot ladders and changed out about 30 feet of plank...InspectorD...i like the idea about the tar paper z sealing... After the planks were replace and although they had been prepainted with oil base prime and...

Thanks Square Eyes and InspectorD... I really appreciate your professional advice. Well the update is i got more of the three story west wall painted...of course using a taller 22 foot ladder borrow from my neighbor. So using a spatula which has a thin flexible blade...help to get rid of...

Hi Guys...update Well...finally got about 36 feet of old plank changed out. The planks are redwood cove...ship lap 10x1. I went down to the lumber yard and picked out good solid pieces and oil primed base with kelly more exterior latex ...painted the boards before the install...

InspectorD.....Thanks for the tip...we'll check it out! Starrider...

Manhattan42.....Okay we'll hope that i don't need new rafters...however the house is old and if a reroof job is needed...perhaps it's better to just go ahead and get them re-enforced. This house is about a mile or two from the pacific oceqn...and i feel like i am on an old boat that needs...

Thanks InspectorD!!!..."silver oxide on foam"...ok good to know! So when i get a new roof...what about the structure underneath...when my neighbor was up on it...i noticed he kind of bounced his weight on it to see how rigid the roof was...and was able to bounce a little...

Checked out the Epdm products...rubber membrane...and this doesn't look like what i have...although from what i read...seems looking into it as an alternative might be a good idea... Starrider

Hi Asbestos! It looks like silver paint and perhaps describing it wrong when i say foam...as it is hardened. It looks like it was in some semi liquid form when applied...and before i started to use the tar stuff...it had already began to show small cracks from just the sun and environment i...

Hi Guys! In this Bay city...most...practically all have a flat roof as this 80 year old house does. Most have the pea gravel on top. Whereas mine has what looks like a polyurathane or silver colour foam (no gravel). I have been told that it is the newer way of doing roofs. However...today...

Thanks Square Eyes again! You are a good teacher...Since the original termmite guys missed this prior to buying the house...they have agreed to do the job for a minimal cost..."thought i was doing this"...well i will probably will help do it...and armed with your info ...it will be done right...

Update...i went down and picked up about 4 sixteen foot solid redwood cove planks...asked the lumber guy to get me the choice pieces. Now we will prime it with an oil base primer...then a coat of latex (kellymore) that is matched to the color of the house...This way i figure the house won't look...

Square eyes...well that a terrific one...and i have lots of left over plywood from sheering the lower garage studs for earth quake along with foundationg bolting..... That's what i always look for...guys that know what they are doing...thanks! Starrider

Thanks Square Eyes!!!...2-3 times vertically...so if the plank is 10 in. wide...does that mean the plywood should extend 2-3 planks below and above? Thanks again Starrider

Hello Guys! Question: What is the correct way...dos or don't in replacing patching or replacing old siding (1x10 cove redwood). I have heard from a pro that the finger jointed stuff in some cases may have issues. Its a 1920s house with some of the siding dry rot... I understand that...

Hi InspectorD! Thanks for your concerns...Yes you are correct...bleach is not the solution...It's hard to find a contractor that you can trust in this city...or at least it is for me...(being new to the city).....and so i am just taking it slow...doing what i can and asking for good referrals...

Hi guys...been away...However still working and learnng to fix this old house. With regards to the mold issue smell in the room...it's along one wall floor board/floor...I figure its either from the water leaking down from the wall or the outside adjacent redwood deck which sits on the tar roof...