Gutter installation can be simplified with a drawing of the gutters you will install. Your sketches will help determine the parts and materials needed to install your rain gutters. Plan your cuts on each gutter and minimize waste. These tips take you through cutting, assembly and sealing of aluminum gutter systems.

Installing membrane roofing on roof trouble spots can minimize or eliminate leaks due to wind blown rain and ice dams. These sheets of modified asphalt seal out water leaks and close nail holes where water can make its way into your home.

You can install your own asphalt shingles on your roof. With planning, thought, these tips and some additional reading suggested here, your roofing project will be safe and successful.

Roofing membranes are modified asphalt on sheeting and all virtually the same. Except for the thickness. Some of the roof membranes are produced for certain parts of the country as well. Buy the thickest membrane you can muster and take time to read product literature..it will pay off!

Can gutters be protected from leaves and eliminate gutter cleaning? Some gutter protection does work very well for big leaves. But small pine needles and flower buds get through and build up a mucky mess in your gutter. I tested some gutter guard or gutter cover models and report some pros and cons, as well as tips for gutter cleaning.

Gutters can be protected from big leaves with a gutter guard. Small debris manages to infiltrate gutter covers, however, and gutter cleaning is not avoided. I tested four gutter protection screens for efficiency of gutter leaf protection..and the winners and losers are listed here.

Don't buy any asphalt shingles unless they pass this independent test developed by the ASTM. Asphalt roofing shingles are rated for three criteria important to the durability of the shingles you put on your home.

Locating a leak in roofing can be a major project. I have spent days trying to find a pesky roof leak. Leak detection is more successful when you look sideways, diagonally or up-roof from an inside leak location for the source of the water leak. Use these tips along with a garden hose and sprinkler to find those evasive roof leaks.

A roof leak is a major nuisance for most homeowners.Finding a leak can be frustrating or relatively simple, depending on location and weather conditions. Leak detection may go easier with these tips for locating a water leak and roof leak repair.

Membrane and EPDM roofing manufacturers are listed. The technical side of epdm roofing and membrane roofing info is covered for the roofer. You may prefer to contact these companies to locate local distributors of epdm roof repair products and roof membrane.