Roofs

It is a whole lot wiser and more economical to fix your roof before it leaks than to procrastinate. If you do you may find you will then have to fix your roof, ceiling, interior walls, and flooring. The best way to ensure that you won’t have to go back up on the roof anything soon is to buy the highest- quality roofing materials you can afford. Asphalt shingles are the shingle of choice, and installation is well within a homeowner’s skill. Asphalt shingles are either tab or architectural.

If you happen to have asbestos roof shingles, hire a professional to do the removal and repair. If you’re doing your own work and you’re comfortable working with sheet metal, you can buy galvanized steel or aluminum in bulk rolls and custom-cut it to fit. Otherwise, you’ll have to spend a little more for prefabricated flashing.

Roofs are slippery, especially once you’ve stripped them down to the plywood. Wear the right shoes. Put your tools in a tool belt when working on the roof. Tools set on the roof will likely fall to the ground without warning. They can also injure those down below.