Donald Hendricks
California Wood Shingle "shake" roofs
These wood shake roofs are now unlawful in the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia to install, BUT, will a lender lend on a home with an existing wood shake roof that is in servicable condition in a lower risk area, to wit...
Kenley Law
Wood Shake roof and Solar panels
I just bought an attached house (PUD) in Fremont. The community was built in 1978. All the houses in the community have wood shake roofs and the HOA dictates that they just be replaced with Wood Shake. My roof is defi...
Shawn Yezza
Rehab construction. TO SIDE OR NOT TO SIDE ?
Our renovation we just purchased has wood shake siding on the front and asbestos on the side and rear of house. What do you think about just siding the sides and rear of house and matching the front wood shake with pa...
Gaurav Mehta
Minimum $11,500 for Roof Replacement in San Jose
Hi,So I am looking to replace the roof of a house I just bought (has wood shake that needs replacement). Getting quotes for roof replacement (Asphalt Shingles 30 year). Reached out to 15 roofers so far. The lowest quo...
Rick Baggenstoss
san jose roofing question
My brother-in-law is buying a house in San Jose, his first, and it needs a new roof. He was getting outrageous guesstimates from his agent. 15k for about 18 squares (1200 sf house). In Atlanta, this would be abou...
Sherry Norman
Too expensive to get cedar shakes painted?
Hi everyone,I'm in the process of purchasing a house on short sale. It is sided with natural cedar shakes. Here in the damp-ish climate of NJ, the shakes turn an unattractive kind of black after years of weather exp...
Adam Smith
New Roof - DIY Tear Off
I just bought a house that will need a new roof within the next couple of years. I also need to replace/repair the gutters, and of course, the siding needs work and a paint job. I want to get the roof and gutters do...
Jacob Beg
Your views on the exterior siding of this house?
Hi All- I have purchased this property where the house needs major rehab. I am in two minds whether to do something about the dated exterior siding? I never had to change exterior siding before so also seeking opinio...
Troy Knight
Remove Cedar Shake roof or leave it?
We are flipping a house that was built in 1920. It has the original Cedar Shake shingles with architectural shingles over top. Should we eat the $2,000 and remove all the shakes and add plywood or leave it as is and g...
Rashad S.
Luxury Kitchen Cabinets
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO I GET LUXURY KITCHEN CABINETS AND ISLANDS!?!?!? Semi-custom, All wood, Shaker style cabinets that include cover panels, fillers, crown molding, light-rail, toe kick, handles, garbage can pullout...