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Many tri-state roofs have got valleys
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What's a valley? It's a metal flashing that you find where two different roofs intersect one another
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The biggest complaint with valleys, they don't look really good. Even when they're painted, they typically stand out like racing stripes on a car
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What if I told you there was a really great magical way to disguise these valleys and make them blend in like the rest of the roof
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How do you do it? It's simple. rust inhibitive paint. It's easy to find at most paint stores. Go ahead, clean the valley
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make sure that you get all the debris out of it, brush it down, apply the paint, and as soon as
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you apply the paint, sprinkle into the wet paint some of the colored roof granules. Now
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you're going to say, where can I get those, Tim? It's easy. Many of the stores that sell shingles
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to roofers, you can actually order the same colored roofing granules to match your shingles
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They're commonly available, and here's the best part. They're inexpensive. A five-gallon bucket of colored roof granules only cost about $16 to $18
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What a bargain, and that typically a five-gallon bucket would be plenty
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to basically cover the average amount of valleys that you might find on a typical roof
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Oh, yeah, it's that simple. Okay, I'm putting down more granules in the wet paint than I really need to have
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That's okay. Wait two days for the paint to dry. get back up on the roof and gently brush the excess granules away
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