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For questions regarding the roof of a home or other structure in general, including roofing types, installation, maintenance and repair, upgrades, venting, and potential problems.

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What to do with nail holes from removed zinc strips?

I've got zinc strips on my tar shingle roof. They are all curled up, tearing loose at the ends, and lifting up the shingles so I need to remove them. … Put a fresh nail back in the hole to plug it up and roof sealant over it or just sealant over the hole? Will the nails work loose and lift the shingles if I put them back in? …
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Collar Tie coming loose from rafter?

I don't think your roof is going to collapse from one of those being loose. …
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How do I waterproof and shingle over this chimney opening?

The roof is 9/12 slope, tar shingles in good shape. …
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Is it possible to pull up and replace a section of plastic ridge vent? [closed]

Can the plastic vents be partially pulled up to patch up the roof and replace shingles underneath then nailed back down in the same spot? How to handle the ridge caps on top of the ridge vent? …
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Is visible daylight between lead flashing and the chimney brick stack normal?

Like this: There is also the matter of setting up flashing and counter-flashing but I don't know what to do with that on a tile roof. …
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Can I create two or three more cutouts in my 6' Load Bearing Knee wall to build a closet System

Now there's more snow load on the inulsated roof that is also somewhat weaker. The knee wall becomes structural. … But it's still resting on the same floor and that floor wasn't built to support a knee wall and a roof so your ceilings below crack and the floors sag from the load too. …
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