The complete guide to roofing & siding.

Creative Publishing International. (Added Author).

Summary: "This updated 3rd edition of Black & Decker's Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding provides detailed and updated information on modern materials and techniques for evaluating, installing, and maintaining a wide variety of roofing and siding materials"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781589237179 (softcover)
ISBN: 158923717X (softcover)
Physical Description: print
255 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: Updated 3rd edition.
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Cool Springs Press, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Rev. ed. of: Complete guide to roofing, siding & trim / created by: the editors of Creative Publishing International, Inc., in cooperation with Black & Decker. 2008. Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Roofing. Basics of roofing ; Evaluating your needs ; Choosing roofing ; Estimating roofing ; Working safely ; Roof systems ; Tools & materials ; Completing the tear off ; Replacing sheathing ; Underlayment ; Drip edge ; Flashing ; Asphalt shingles ; Shingling over an old roof ; Ridge vents ; Cedar shakes ; Roll roofing ; EPDM rubber roofing ; Raised seam metal roofing ; Faux slate ; Tile roofing ; Inspecting & repairing a roof ; Cleaning roofs -- Siding. Basics of siding ; Choosing siding ; Setting up the work site ; Setting up scaffolding ; Pump-jack scaffolding ; Removing siding ; Housewrap ; Vinyl siding ; Lap siding ; Wood shakes & shingles ; Plywood siding ; Board & batten siding ; Log cabin siding ; Brickmold ; Finishing walls with masonry ; Brick ; Mortarless brick veneer ; Cast veneer stone ; Stucco ; Surface-bonding cement ; Painting & staining siding ; Identifying exterior paint problems ; Preparing to paint ; Applying paint & primer ; Using paint-spraying equipment ; Evaluating siding & trim ; Repairing siding ; Repairing stucco walls -- Soffits, fascia, gutters & vents. Soffits & vents ; Aluminum soffits ; Aluminum fascia ; Wood soffits ; Repairing wood fascia & soffits ; Gutters ; Repairing gutters.