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Black tar like substance and streaks on attic roof and stains on chimney
I would suspect fungus on the chimney, possibly due to poor weatherproofing on top. If water is leaking and absorbing into the masonry it would support all manner of living things. You would need to ...
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Black tar like substance and streaks on attic roof and stains on chimney
The black on the chimney is probably moss. And if other houses of the same age have it too, then its probably fine.
The black tar is probably tar or some sort of wax. It was probably transferred ...
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How can I prevent water from wicking up drip edge under steel roofing?
I like the idea of simply extending the roofing to overhang the drip edge. If you can find steel in the same profile it's a simple matter of slipping it underneath and installing new screws at the ...
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New roof has been installed
Roofers install and repair roofs. They do not usually perform structural repairs, which seems to be the problem with your garage. Old garages were quite typically constructed with minimal structural ...
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Two roof sections overlap and water drains into soffit
You don't need to wait to get your Roof completely redone to fix this issue as it should only require a single pack of shingles and some flashing to fix the issue.
While the vertical wall (from the ...
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Jack post for sagging garage roof?
It looks like that is not the roof, but rather a second floor added to the garage, supported only by rafter ties. It looks like there were heavy things hanging from the rafter ties from those black ...
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New construction roof sheet broken from inside at corner edging
This looks like poor craftsmanship. Instead of cutting it, someone just smashed the corner with a hammer and made it fit.
You could put some blocking underneath to better support the area which should ...
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What is this on my ceiling?
Dimples are due to drywall failure around the fastener, e.g., the drywall panel dropped slightly but the fastener remained in place. 6-8 dimples per 100sf ceiling are common and need monitoring (...
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Not sure what to do about two bathroom fans tied into one roof vent
You could solve this with a bigger fan.
The trick is where you put the bigger fan.
Which is "in the attic, after the Wye" and wire it so that either bathroom can turn the fan on, and it will ...
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Not sure what to do about two bathroom fans tied into one roof vent
A higher cfm fan would just push more air the wrong way. The ideal solution is to separate the vents. You have obviously found the join, so separate them.
You dont have to take the new one through ...
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New construction roof sheet broken from inside at corner edging
The roof sheathing does two things:
It supports loads like roofing material and people, and
it provides a "diaphragm" to prevent the walls from racking. Imagine a rectangular shaped floor ...
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