Call a roofing company to repair the flat roof if large sections of decking are rotted and need to be replaced. Flat roofs are designed to gradually slope to prevent water from pooling.

To prevent this uplift, metal hurricane straps are nailed to all of the roof rafters and the roof is nailed with more hurricane straps to the wall. The wall is, in turn, bolted to the concrete ...

while fascia boards protect the front of the roof rafters and trusses. Roofers, gutter installers, and other professional ...

I thought the surplus electronics market in Dallas was a byproduct of local manufacturing, after all we have some heavy hitters in our back yard: Texas Instruments, Maxim (Dallas Semiconductor ...

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You’ll also learn when to replace versus repair and what your financing options ... Tile roofs are great at resisting rot and are low-maintenance and energy-efficient. They’re not suitable ...

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It’s as if the Progressive Era’s Craftsman, with his hand skilled labor, half-timbering, leaded glass, vergeboards, brackets and rafter tails, ushers out the Gilded Age while the Colonial ...

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Mochida said high-strength structural epoxy was used to repair rot and termite damage in the teak. Another big part of the job was strengthening the stone foundation with concrete tie beams and ...