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Ceiling Repair?Our steel roof leaks - can't find out where or why but only a bit after infrequent heavy rains. Would be glad of any tips on a way of ceiling repair that will let through the rain and look OK beside the unaffected ceiling parts.

 

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Shelf Life of Silver Dollar Roof Coating?Does Silver Dollar roof coating in a five gallon bucket expire? I have a five gallon bucket that I had for about ten years, is it still good?

 

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Gluing Aluminum to Asphalt Tile?I recently had a new asphalt tile roof put on my house. I have valleys in the roof. When it rains the water in the valleys becomes a torrent, ignores the gutters and comes off the house like a fire hose.

 

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Can Aphid Honeydew Damage a Roof?Is this honeydew harmful to a roof?

 

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Finding Help for RV Repairs?I am 62 and live in an RV park in Reno Nevada. I am on SSDI. My RV is old and the roof leaks. I have a tarp on my roof and the managers are harassing me to repair the roof or get out. Do you know anyone who could help me?

 

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Financial Assistance for New Roof and Flooring?Where can I find assistance for a new roof and flooring for someone on a fixed income every month?

 

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Roof Repair for Low Income Homeowners?I need a new roof, but I can't afford one. Is there any agency where I can get some help?

 

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Putting Dolomite Lime on Roof?Does sprinkling dolomite lime hurt a composition roof?

 

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Cleaning Moss Off a Roof?How long do you allow the bleach solution to soak into the roof moss? Do you rinse with water afterwards?

 

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Home Repairs for Low Income Families?We need a new roof asap. My house insurance canceled us because we need a new roof. We are having financial difficulties; we are raising our grandchildren and funds are just not there.

 

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Roof Repair Assistance for Senior Citizens?How does a senior get help in Detroit Michigan with roof repair? People tell me they've gotten help. When I call I can't get help.

 

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Free Roof Replacement for Our House?Is there any one or place we can go to get help replacing our roof? We have very low income and my son has medical problems.

 

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Removing Moss from Asphalt Shingle Roof?Where can you find zinc sulphite? Is it readily available at any hardware store or a custom store/order item?

 

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Getting a Senior Citizen Help With Roof Repairs?My mom lives in Chicago, Illinois. Her roof is leaking and needs to be fixed. She is 86 and wants to stay in her home. She has insurance, but we can't come up with the 1000.00 deductible.

 

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Free Roof Repairs?How do I get free roof repairs? I am going to lose my home without help. I have black mold and my dining room ceiling is falling in.

 

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Removing Dead Moss from My Roof?I am at the moment using a regular broom can I use a wire brush?

 

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Using Tide to Remove Moss on Roof?I have a three tab asphalt composition shingle roof. If I use Tide with bleach and spread it by hand all over my roof, I understand it will damage my roof. However, how long will it take a week, month, year, or one to four days to get rid of the moss?

 

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Removing Stains from Roof Shingles?We live near the ocean and have a lot of hurricanes come our way. The last one, Hurricane Irene, left horrible green stains on the shingles of our roof. There was no leakage.

 

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Removing Moss From Roof?I recently had my mossy roof sprayed with Spray and Forget and now have a roof covered with dead moss. How do I get this off? It looks worse than when it was green, even though I know this is better. I'd like to know how to get rid of it. Thanks.

 

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Roof Repair Advice?I need to replace my whole roof, down to the rafters. I need the cheapest way to do this since we are living week to week. My roof has 4 layers (I'm told) of shingles and it is the original slat board roofing ...

 

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How Do I Kill Roof Moss With Tide?Do you have to use Tide "With Bleach" when using it to clean moss off roofs? Is it better to just add the powder directly onto the moss or dilute with water and spray it on the moss?

 

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Silver Dollar Roof Coating for Mobile Homes?How often should the roof coating "Silver Dollar" be applied to my mobile home?

 

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Brown Water Spots on Ceiling?I have water spots on my ceiling and I have a new roof. The roof on my house is only 1 year old, and I have been seeing new water spots on the ceiling in the bathroom, bedroom and laundry room. Its not just water spots, it is brown like tar and looks like it is going to drip.

 

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Painting Roof to Reflect Sun?Does anyone know of any paint-on materials we can put on our black shingle roof to make it reflect the sun?

 

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Will TSP Damage Shingles?I need to wash my aluminum siding with TSP before painting. Does anyone know if this will fade or damage dark colored shingles?

 

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Detecting Entry Source Of Ceiling Leak?I have a wall across the washroom which has leaked since it was done. It only leaks when it rains. The leak occurs between a window on the north wall and the outside back door. I need to try to find where the water is coming in from. There is some flashing at the top of the wall outside that I suspect might be the source.

 

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New Roof Recommendations?We need to roof our home. It has an attached barn that already is leaking. We are wondering if it is cheaper to reroof with shingles or go with vinyl or metal roofing. How hard is it to do ourselves?

 

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