Asphalt shingles over cedar shakes good idea or bad move.
Remove cedar shakes and install laminate shingles in missoua.
In addition although vinyl shakes offer some amount of durability even the best vinyl shakes will become worn warped or broken over time.
They are inexpensive and easy to maintain although they do require replacement every 10 20 years.
The ol sage builder i have asphalt shingles over wood shakes.
Cedar shingle siding can beatify your home but before installing it consider that it will more maintenance than other types of home siding.
If it s time to replace your roof cedar roof shingles are an attractive but more expensive option than asphalt shingles in fact cedar roof shakes can be six or seven times the price of asphalt roofing.
Asphalt shingles are ubiquitous for a reason.
How to replace cedar shakes or shingles easily.
This video will show you how to remove and replace the exterior cedar shingles on the side of your house will brand new shakes.
There is no sheeting under the shakes.
A good rule of thumb is getting 10 percent more than you need just in case you need more material.
Installing cedar roofing shingles yourself can be done when you prepare for all the steps ahead of time.
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When only a few shingles are damaged across a roof it s relatively easy to remove them and patch in sound replacements.
While vinyl cedar shake shingles are a popular option the vinyl shakes price can quickly add up between the initial installation maintenance and any necessary replacement or repairs.
Relatively new shingles can develop splits too as a result of poor installation low quality growth defects in the wood or an accidental encounter with a wind borne tree limb.
Cedar shingles can also grow moss and algae or develop iron staining which requires periodic cleaning.
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Department of agriculture s forest services laboratory recommends cleaning cedar shingles with an oxidizing bleach as opposed to a household bleach to avoid damaging the wood while you can use household bleach to kill mold and algae it tends to make the cedar shingle s surface.
The most common of these cedar shingle siding problems is moisture damage that can be caused by moisture seeping through even the smallest cracks in the surface of the wood shingles.
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