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| TOPIC | POSTED BY | REPLIES | LAST POST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal roof color | Sara Carlton | 2 | 5/5/18 10:31 AM |
| Low slope metal roof for a mobile home | Alexander BMaclean | 4 | 4/24/18 3:55 PM |
| Metal roof | bob vil | 2 | 4/21/18 1:46 PM |
| Is metal suitable for side wall? | Mike M | 2 | 4/9/18 11:18 PM |
| Non-vented Conditioned Third Floor and Metal Roof | Natalya Pinchuk | 9 | 3/9/18 9:31 PM |
| Metal Roof over existing carriage house roof | Brud Holland | 3 | 1/31/18 9:30 AM |
| Standing Seam metal roof underlayment and possible problems | Guest User | 3 | 1/29/18 7:23 AM |
| Can a metal roof be used on a storybook home? | Guest User | 2 | 1/28/18 10:22 AM |
| Ridgid foam under metal roof | Joseph Peterson | 4 | 1/25/18 8:47 AM |
| Corrugated sheet to resist uplift wind load | Guest User | 3 | 1/21/18 5:49 AM |
| Batten Faliur due to condensation | 2 | 12/30/17 5:41 PM | |
| Clarification of install on 3/12 | Guest User | 2 | 11/12/17 9:29 PM |
| Aluminum Roof | Guest User | 4 | 10/29/17 5:59 PM |
| Metal tiles any good in raining Pacific Northwest? | John Doe | 2 | 10/17/17 4:03 PM |
| Best roof in Hurricane area | Richard Snook | 2 | 9/19/17 2:55 PM |
| renovation | stevo g | 3 | 9/10/17 7:44 AM |
| Summer House in Maine? | Lina Petra | 3 | 9/10/17 7:42 AM |
| Dome home issues | Guest User | 5 | 9/9/17 5:07 PM |
| 3:12 Metal Roof Recommendations | Brad C | 6 | 8/28/17 11:34 AM |
| hip roof and ridge vent | Julie Ashton | 4 | 7/23/17 9:48 AM |
| metal roof on pulins ok? | Kory Kitt | 4 | 7/15/17 5:00 PM |
| low pitch standing seem | Sean Fox | 12 | 5/30/17 5:48 AM |
| Roof Next to Pacific Ocean | Allan Mannheim | 3 | 5/27/17 11:10 AM |
| cost for manufactured home | Shirley Eboli | 2 | 5/12/17 7:51 AM |
| metal directly on asphalt shingles | Don Jutton | 16 | 5/10/17 4:54 AM |
| metal system to slope flat roof deck | Guest User | 3 | 4/12/17 12:18 PM |
| Single wide mobile home roof over | Vicki Estel | 2 | 4/3/17 5:17 AM |
| Best metal gauge? | Guest User | 2 | 3/1/17 4:00 PM |
| 2 2/12 roof pitch | Michelle Dumonceaux | 11 | 2/26/17 7:10 PM |
| Black Metal Roofing | William Matthews | 2 | 1/17/17 11:31 AM |
| NE Ohio new construction | dar adam | 2 | 12/14/16 7:43 PM |
| Replacing Cedar Roof With Standing Seam | Guest User | 3 | 12/13/16 8:55 AM |
| mobile home | Guest User | 6 | 11/22/16 12:45 PM |
| metal roof with skylights | anthony Anthony | 3 | 10/26/16 12:33 AM |
| 2/12 Pitch Roof | Guest User | 6 | 10/25/16 8:15 PM |
| South Florida metal vs concrete tile | Eric Held | 3 | 10/4/16 10:22 AM |
| Metal Roof on 115 year old house | Guest User | 2 | 8/28/16 7:01 PM |
| Pool roof | David Cook | 2 | 8/5/16 5:55 PM |
| matt vs shiney | Guest User | 2 | 8/2/16 10:33 AM |
| Steel roof on purlins | Matt Last | 2 | 7/31/16 3:42 PM |
| black metal | Guest User | 4 | 7/25/16 4:14 PM |
| Replacement roof | PATRICK Root | 3 | 7/13/16 3:53 AM |
| Most Realistic cedar shake metal roof | Anna Compton | 3 | 7/12/16 6:19 AM |
| Metal choice | Guest User | 3 | 7/8/16 5:55 AM |
| Standing Seam with Lower Slope | Terrence Conley | 8 | 6/20/16 8:47 PM |
| What clips to use in a Marine Environment? | Guest User | 4 | 6/20/16 7:36 PM |
| standing seam or proloc | Guest User | 5 | 6/17/16 6:27 AM |
| apply closed cell foam directly to underside of metal roof | Cathy Tallman | 5 | 6/10/16 11:42 AM |
| Pine trees above metal roof | Guest User | 7 | 6/4/16 12:11 PM |
| Metal Roof or Not? | Kathy Winch | 2 | 5/30/16 8:22 AM |
| Metal tile on 2.5:12 roof | Clarence Anderson | 2 | 5/7/16 5:52 AM |
| Internet Reception | Andrea Opdahl | 4 | 4/24/16 4:09 PM |
| 1.5 from beach but near river | Guest User | 3 | 4/5/16 7:19 AM |
| Mixing metal and composite roofing | Guest User | 3 | 3/27/16 8:57 AM |
| re-roof | Bill Dunkus | 4 | 3/20/16 10:51 AM |
| A couple of flashing issues | Jim Otter | 7 | 2/3/16 12:42 PM |
| Metal or rubberized asphalt roof? | Lucky Lady | 14 | 11/3/15 5:07 AM |
| Metal vs. rubber roof? | Guest User | 2 | 10/31/15 10:23 AM |
| Future problems with screws and leaking | Barbara Miller | 2 | 10/15/15 1:54 AM |
| Horizontal 1 x 4 Lathing | Don Cross | 3 | 9/17/15 3:44 PM |
| Metal Roof replace Cedar Shakes | Jim Ehlert | 13 | 8/31/15 10:48 PM |
| prices | Denise Money | 2 | 8/21/15 1:02 PM |
| Beach House | Guest User | 12 | 8/10/15 6:43 AM |
| Value of 1x4 Lathing over Plywood Deck | Guest User | 5 | 7/9/15 1:29 PM |
| Moss and metal roofing | Guest User | 5 | 7/6/15 9:01 AM |
| metal roof | Guest User | 2 | 6/8/15 4:26 PM |
| 1/2 Duplex | Guest User | 2 | 5/28/15 1:09 PM |
| cathedral ceiling - no attic space | thomas greimel | 6 | 4/23/15 10:18 AM |
| Want to see what my mobile home will look like with metal roofing and colors | Guest User | 2 | 4/19/15 6:40 PM |
| Metal roof for manufactured home | Cheri Harris | 2 | 4/18/15 7:53 AM |
| 1/4:12 Pitch will standing seam work | John P | 2 | 4/17/15 12:50 PM |
| Metal over existing flat roof | Roy Duff | 3 | 4/1/15 3:55 PM |
| Metal Roof for Vaulted Ceiling | Tooger Smith | 4 | 3/31/15 10:17 PM |
| metal roofing to purlins or plywood/battens | KEVIN DUPKE | 4 | 3/23/15 6:59 PM |
| DIY Metal roof installation | John Gamroth | 2 | 3/16/15 10:39 AM |
| Recommendations on metal roof | Matthew S. | 4 | 2/27/15 2:11 PM |
| Insulation | Guest User | 2 | 2/27/15 8:32 AM |
| new metal roof looks horrible. | Guest User | 2 | 11/18/14 10:58 AM |
| snow and roof style | Guest User | 3 | 10/30/14 3:31 PM |
| 1:12 roof - is metal going to work? | Low Pitch | 3 | 10/4/14 10:09 PM |
| which type metal roofing to buy | PATRICIA HATCHER | 5 | 9/30/14 6:26 PM |
| Hail | Guest User | 3 | 9/26/14 9:34 AM |
| Metal Roof | Ted Stephens | 13 | 9/26/14 3:33 AM |
| Ice Dams? | Jon Sheets | 11 | 9/20/14 4:35 PM |
| Installing metal on Gambrel (Dutch style) roof | Guest User | 3 | 9/14/14 6:22 PM |
| Noisy Metal Roof | Claudia Pompella | 3 | 8/21/14 6:27 PM |
| do you need sheathing underneath metal roofing? | Guest User | 5 | 7/17/14 8:40 AM |
| curved roof | Guest User | 3 | 6/2/14 7:50 AM |
| Mansard style home | Brian Holt | 3 | 5/29/14 12:40 AM |
| creosote | Charles Frasier | 2 | 3/29/14 3:08 PM |
| Metal over Roll | Guest User | 3 | 2/26/14 2:09 PM |
| Metal Roof Cost-Benefit Analysis | Brad Todd | 8 | 2/20/14 9:37 AM |
| New house | Rick Tell | 3 | 1/22/14 7:46 AM |
| Remove shingles? | Guest User | 2 | 1/9/14 6:39 AM |
| My shingles are three years old and I would like to put a metal roofing | David Price | 3 | 12/31/13 9:18 AM |
| Flat Metal roof on zero pitch | Geri A | 4 | 12/17/13 7:53 PM |
| sunroom roof solution | Guest User | 2 | 12/9/13 3:11 PM |
| Glossy metal roofing | Guest User | 3 | 10/8/13 9:40 AM |
| low-slope roof | garth goldstein | 9 | 9/9/13 12:20 PM |
| Considering a metal roof for an old antebellum plantation house | Guest User | 3 | 8/24/13 8:46 AM |
| Coal smoke corrosion | Guest User | 2 | 7/2/13 11:27 AM |
| For Potable Water | Guest User | 2 | 6/17/13 10:51 AM |
| trees damages and metal roof | Robert Byland | 4 | 6/17/13 7:33 AM |
| Metal roof over asphalt shingles w/ no decking under | Guest User | 3 | 5/11/13 9:17 AM |
| Insulation | Don Hickman | 3 | 3/13/13 9:16 AM |
| Flat roof | Susan Hambric | 2 | 3/3/13 8:22 AM |
| Roof not Square? | Kate Morrison | 2 | 1/26/13 3:59 AM |
| 2 /12 Pitch | Derek Lamb | 2 | 1/19/13 8:01 AM |
| Frost in attic in winter | Guest User | 24 | 12/27/12 5:34 AM |
| Hip Roof | Guest User | 2 | 11/29/12 3:59 PM |
| Noise issues? | Diane Martin | 2 | 9/28/12 9:21 PM |
| Questioning a contractor | Troy Atkins | 2 | 9/19/12 10:17 PM |
| Does a metal roof make economic sense for me? | Guest User | 2 | 9/10/12 8:42 PM |
| Help me decide about a metal roof. | Janet Shelton | 2 | 8/27/12 2:35 PM |
| Exposure to Salt Water | Richard Dimond | 6 | 8/13/12 2:28 AM |
| moisture - metal directly on osb | Guest User | 3 | 7/2/12 3:06 PM |
| Basics for cottage roof | Marilee Clark | 3 | 6/22/12 8:19 AM |
| A-frame with cedar shake and asphalt shingles | Bill Nesbitt | 5 | 6/8/12 8:06 AM |
| Roof Edge | Steve Green | 3 | 5/27/12 3:25 PM |
| Metal roof venting problems | Guest User | 3 | 5/3/12 12:31 PM |
| different guages | mikeholb holbrook | 5 | 3/13/12 12:44 PM |
| Unventilated porch roof | Susan Trowbridge | 4 | 2/21/12 8:35 AM |
| clay vs metal tile roof | Guest User | 3 | 1/3/12 8:14 PM |
| Published Guidelines for Re-roofing a shingled roof with metal panels | John Wooten | 3 | 1/3/12 10:46 AM |
| Metal roof on a flat roof as a walkable deck | Guest User | 3 | 12/28/11 8:58 AM |
| geodesic dome | Guest User | 3 | 12/18/11 10:58 PM |
| Metal roof over existing wood shake | Guest User | 3 | 12/12/11 9:47 AM |
| metal roof over 1 by 12 pitch, shingle | Guest User | 3 | 12/12/11 9:41 AM |
| Metal over concrete roofs | John Schnakenberg | 6 | 10/22/11 10:32 AM |
| 30 year Life and Exposed Fasteners | Rich Glazier | 3 | 10/13/11 8:54 PM |
| Lot Manager say's "No metal roofs." Why? | Roger Daisley | 4 | 10/1/11 7:28 PM |
| metal roof and shingles | betty dunkin | 3 | 9/16/11 9:51 AM |
| using felt | betty dunkin | 3 | 9/16/11 9:50 AM |
| is a metal roof right for my house | ch munding | 4 | 9/14/11 3:59 PM |
| curved roof for small house | cc bread | 4 | 9/14/11 7:59 AM |
| metal roofing preference | Guest User | 2 | 9/1/11 5:29 PM |
| stability, avoiding condensation | Guest User | 3 | 9/1/11 9:40 AM |
| Metal Roof - which one ? | Guest User | 3 | 9/1/11 9:34 AM |
| lake house | Guest User | 3 | 8/29/11 6:16 AM |
| Finding the right contractor | Guest User | 3 | 8/21/11 10:56 AM |
| questions about cut outs | angela cobb | 2 | 8/10/11 11:09 AM |
| Metal roof shell over concrete slab | PJ VS | 3 | 8/6/11 11:46 PM |
| Maintenance Free? | Carolyn Purvis | 3 | 7/5/11 2:05 PM |
| metal roofing installation | kari mercer | 2 | 6/13/11 1:24 PM |
| what is the correct way to install metal roof | paul heckman | 4 | 6/13/11 8:27 AM |
| A weighty issue | Bruce Schnitzer | 3 | 6/3/11 12:47 AM |
| Metal Roof Fading | Debbie Suttle | 2 | 5/11/11 9:44 PM |
| Large Steep Roof | Mike Burian | 3 | 5/2/11 10:56 AM |
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