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Roof shingles containing tar are a bad idea for hot regions. The heat from the sun will melt the tar out of the shingles and can be disastrous for the roofing. In fact if you carefully look at the building rules and codes you will note that all type of organic and tar roof shingles are barred for regions which have hot weather. These type of shingles also can't handle the wide variations of temperatures normally seen in deserts between day and night time temperature.

Choosing the right

Today as I was in the process of staging tools to drop into my crawlspace, I decided to take on a relatively small task of recaulking the tub. We've lived in the house a year, and the caulk job done was bad, but when you have fire hazards, leaky roofs and a 93 year old house sitting on cement blocks instead of a foundation, caulk seems low priority.

I've suspected the house of contributing to minor but frequent colds and coughs, but I've been focussed on bigger things like having ducts

So as I write this, I have passed my rough inspection and am now waiting for the power company to make the incoming power connections for my upgraded service entrance at its new location. After they had reviewed the new location they indicated 10 business days, which would fall some time this week, unless they had to move it back due to emergency work such as storm damage, which there has been.

Since my last post, I came to the end of my contract period at my previous job, had to do

Deck refinishing and staining is a very popular service, but it is not done properly in most situations. The most important factor in deck staining is surface preparation. Great surface preparation is the KEY to outstanding results. Prep right, and the deck will turn out great. Rush through prep, skip a step (or two) and the deck won’t look nearly as good.

A major source of problems and complaints for all wood finishes is over-application of the coating. Many do-it-your self believe

First off, I'd like to start by thanking everyone that contributed in answering some of the many questions I've had in various threads I've started in the process of planning and doing this project. Anyone else considering similar work would likely learn a great deal reviewing these discussions:

http://www.diychatroom.com/f18/servi...-200-a-102301/
http://www.diychatroom.com/f18/servi...stions-102370/
http://www.diychatroom.com/f18/wirin...stions-102299/