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katiecwhittle

in Roofing 2 years and 5 months ago

How to find mice coming into my home

how to find where mice are coming into house?

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Updated 2 years and 4 months ago

desert-island

in Roofing 2 years and 9 months ago

Silicone coating over bitumen surface?

Our roof was resurfaced about five years ago with a “white granular surfaced modified bitumen roofing,” and is halfway through a 10-year warranty. Is there…

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Updated 2 years and 9 months ago

tmrulqeoamde

in Roofing 3 years and 9 months ago

Roofing Questions

Long time reader, first time poster here. We recently purchased a brownstone in landmarked cobble hill. We are now looking at installing solar (using BSW)…

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Updated 3 years and 9 months ago

flzpjicx

in Roofing 3 years and 10 months ago

Roof warranties

How common is it to when purchasing a brownstone to be told that the roof has no warranty? Do most roofers installing a new roof…

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Updated 3 years and 10 months ago

flzpjicx

in Roofing 3 years and 10 months ago

Roofing issues with solar panels?

Has anyone on here had any roofing problems (leaks, etc.) after installing solar panels?

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Updated 3 years and 10 months ago

nwmgnmpa

in Roofing 4 years and 1 month ago

Cracked teera cotta roof tiles

We have been chasing and trying to repair leaks caused by cracked tiles at the edges of our brownstone roof. The main roof is not…

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Updated 4 years ago

Y'all'R'Nutz

in Roofing 4 years and 4 months ago

Roofing

Just posting a review of Premier Roofing. They have done 5 different roofs for myself and different family members homes. Excellent work and they go…

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Updated 4 years and 3 months ago

blauprint9

in Roofing 4 years and 5 months ago

Can I do the roof myself?

Hi All, I just had a roofer give me a quote of 6k to redo our flat brownstone roof. He said it was essentially a…

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Updated 4 years and 5 months ago

mutley

in Roofing 4 years and 6 months ago

Water leak from my ceiling when it snows

I have a brownstone with a flat roof. Anytime it snows, I get a water leak where water starts dripping from my ceiling. I do…

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Updated 4 years and 6 months ago

josh.greenman

in Roofing 4 years and 7 months ago

Roof work

We just got part of our roof redone, and there’s already water pooling in various places. Is this normal? The roofer says it was more…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

drain pipe

The drain pipe from the roof of my brownstone fell down and needs to be replaced. Suggestions on who to call?

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Updated 5 years and 6 months ago

wmcclellanjr

in Roofing 5 years and 8 months ago

can someone recommend a roofer that they had good experience with recently I

have a 4 story brownstone

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Updated 5 years and 8 months ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Roofing advice needed

Long time lurker, first time poster in need of some roofing advice so that work can be done quickly due to some small existing leaks…

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Updated 5 years and 8 months ago

wmcclellanjr

in Roofing 5 years and 8 months ago

please help me find a reliable roofer I have a house in park slope

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Updated 5 years and 8 months ago

reneeb

in Roofing 6 years and 8 months ago

Need roofer

hi, we put a bid on a house in Bushwick but the roof job was shoddy and we need a roofer to come in and…

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Updated 6 years and 8 months ago

devineopine

in Roofing 6 years and 8 months ago

Looking for Roof and Chimney Inspector for house I'm buying, pre-contract

Hi all, We have an accepted offer to buy a house and have done a home inspection. The inspector was not able to do a…

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zhideng

in Roofing 6 years and 9 months ago

Royal Renovators

Anybody use these guys for roof work? I found them on brownstoner as well as Yelp. Their reviews seem to be really good but when…

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mrsbereket

in Roofing 6 years and 9 months ago

Right way to install a roof hatch?

We’re replacing a flat roof on an attached limestone house and the roofer is telling me that he needs to order a 30 x 54…

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Updated 6 years and 9 months ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Blocked off roof access hatch

I’m looking at a townhouse that has recently been remodeled. When doing my walk through, I could not find a roof access hatch on the…

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Updated 6 years and 10 months ago

gcrtyscxiudfg

in Roofing 7 years and 3 months ago

Rooftop cover extension

We are looking for a roof top pro who can take a look at our roof and provide us with advice what materials we can…

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Updated 7 years and 3 months ago

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