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Your roof is one of the most important elements of your housing system. Your roof is one of the least seen and thought about elements of your housing system, that is, until you have a problem. In the Puget Sound area the problems almost always manifest themselves at the latest and most problematic phase as some form of wetness getting through to the interior of your house. When was the last time you had a clean roof? Clean gutters? New roofing? Roof inspection? Learn to take care of your roof and it will take care of your house.
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Understanding Your Roof
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Roof Helper.com
Roofing. The word can send chills racing down your spine with images of contractors stalking across your property speaking a form of gibberish. Before you start thumbing through the phone book, let RoofHelper teach you the ins and outs of a roofing construction job.
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The Rehab Guide Volume 3: Roofs
The Rehab Guide: Roofs, the third volume, covers the major roofing systems as well as protective strategies, energy and air filtration issues, roofing materials, and gutters and downspouts. It uses drawings and photographs to supplement written descriptions of several components of the rehabilitation of roofs, including the following items:
* Roof design
* Sheathing and flashing
* Underlayments and moisture barriers
* Wood shingles and shakes and asphalt shingles
* Low-slope and metal roofing
* Slate
* Clay, concrete, fiber-cement, & composite tile
* Gutter and leader systems
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NAHB Research Center on Roofs
Find out all about roofing, including exterior finishes, framing, insulation, photovoltaics, and sheathing.
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GAF Roofing One to One
GAF Materials video of Key Danger Signals along with good information on How Roofs Work and Choosing your Shingle.
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National Roofing Contractors Association
NRCA provides a wide range of information and services to help homeowners and building owners make informed decisions about replacing and maintaining their roof systems.
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Seattle Roof Advisor, Inc.
Good information here and a unique way to have expert help on your pathway to a new roof.
Ventilating Your Roof
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Proper Attic Ventilation
Proper attic ventilation systems allow a continual flow of outside air through the attic, protecting the efficiency of the insulation and helping to lower temperatures in the living space.
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Why Ventilate?
Attic ventilation is an important tool in the creation of optimal environmental conditions in any residence or structure. Properly venting the attic space helps ensure a healthier environment as well as conserve energy. Attic ventilation may also reduce the build-up of ice dams in cold areas and may play an important role in prolonging the life of your roof.
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Air Vent Inc.
Attic Exhaust Vents. The first stage in effective ventilation is getting the hot air out. That's what exhaust vents do. See a variety of methods and products here.
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O'Hagin's, Inc. Ventilation Company
O'Hagin's, Inc. is known worldwide as a leading designer and manufacturer of top quality, state-of-the-art, attic ventilation solutions.
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Ventilation Solutions from Cor-A-Vent
Lots of information and idea here.
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Attic Breeze® solar attic fans
Available in a variety of color choices, roof flashings, and solar panel mounting options, Attic Breeze® has an environmentally friendly solution for all of your ventilation needs.
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Solar Star's Roof Mount Attic Fan
Solar Star, the leader in solar powered attic ventilation, brings you the most technologically-advanced, environmentally-friendly, ventilation solution today. Best of all, Solar Star brings you the solutions that cost nothing to operate.
Metal Roofing
Wood Roofing
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Fire Smart Roofing Treatment Inc.
Fire Smart Roofing Treatment Inc. is one of the few roof material manufacturers in the world to offer an effective chemical treatment procedure for cedar shingles and cedar shakes with a solution that protects homes and buildings against the combustible properties of cedar roof material. See the links here to cedar roof performance, benefits of cedar roofing and see how cost-competitive cedar roofing actually is.
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Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau
The Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau is the non-profit industry association that represents Certi-label brand product manufacturing members, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, Approved Installers, Roof Maintenance Technicians and other associates. Founded in 1915, the Cedar Bureau administers a quality assurance program, lobbies for building code acceptance of Certi-label products, provides quality marketing services, and protects the viability of the cedar shake and shingle roofing and sidewall industries.
Asphalt Roofing
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Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
To view the overall benefits of asphalt roofing, click on the list below: Economics; Aesthetics; Maintenance; Installation; Life Cycle/Warranty;
Performance; Variety.
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DreamRoofs.com
Emco Building Products'- DreamRoofs takes you, step-by-step, through your roofing installation project. What makes a good roof? Which shingle design fits your style? Where can you find a dealer or qualified contractor? Do it yourself roofing, roofing instructions, information on how to install roofing, and more.
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Owens Corning
Whoever you are, wherever you live, whatever your style, Owens Corning has a shingle line that is right for you. Products shown by zip code availability.
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GAF Materials Corporation
This link will give you the chance to choose a home style, asphalt roofing style and color and see how it looks. Change style &/or color and look again. Click on product information and then quality shingles to see all the choices.
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Certain Teed
Choose from a variety of siding and roofing colors in the comfort of your own home. Combine them with trim, shutter, window and door options to create your own custom exterior.
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Pabco® Roofing Products
Asphalt shingles are made by applying a coating of asphalt and a surfacing of colored granules over a core material. That core material can be an organic based felt (composed of recycled paper, sometimes with wood fibers added) or it can be a porous mat manufactured from fiberglass. Both products are "asphalt" shingles.
The advantages with a fiberglass mat core are improved fire resistance, lighter weight (the fiberglass is naturally much thinner than a paper based felt) and a longer expected roof life.
Concrete, Clay & Slate Roofing
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American Slate Company
This website says: "Slate is the classic roofing material. In addition to its graceful appearance, it offers the following advantages:
Fireproof (Slate will not burn).
Low maintenance (moss or fungus will not grow, even in damp and shady areas).
Water repellent (no waterlogged, crumbling tiles).
Standard weight tiles available as replacement for conventional materials."
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MonierLifetile
At MonierLifetile, A Boral Roofing Company, we understand what a tremendous undertaking it can be to build or replace a roof. Our durable concrete roof tiles and Roof System Components enhance and protect your home in ways no other roofing material can match. What's more, you'll continue to see savings from our concrete tile roof through reduced cooling costs, potentially higher resale value and possible reduced homeowner's insurance premiums.The nations leading manufacturer of concrete roof tile products.
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Tile Roofing Institute
A tile roof is one of the most sound investments you can make when purchasing a home or reroofing your current residence. Tile roofing is growing in non-traditional geographic areas due to its many architectural and color choices available, its energy efficiency, durability in cold and high wind climates, and its limited maintenance needs.
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