How to Prevent Clogged Gutters If you have a home with gutters, you probably find yourself a couple of times a year climbing ladders and unclogging them. If there are trees in close proximity to the home, you may be unclogging gutters even more frequently. I recently saw a simple, but very effective, product that can eliminate this tedious and sometimes dangerous homeowner chore. The product is called “Gutter Cap” and is manufactured and installed by a company with the same name: See Continue Reading ...

Installing Cedar Roof Shingles When installing cedar roof shingles, homeowner’s may sometimes be able to place the new cedar shingles over existing roofing material. Cedar shingles are durable and may resist insect damage. Cedar shingles are smooth and provide the home with a rustic appearance. Before you begin, make sure that you have chosen a fair weather day. Avoid installing cedar roof shingles, or any other roofing material, if it is raining. Begin installation at the bottom and Continue Reading ...

Quick Tips to Choosing French Patio Doors In general, French patio doors are doors with two panels of transparent material, usually glass panes, that runs throughout the entire length of the door. One panel may be locked or both panels may be opened to create a wide passage. French patio doors can open outward or inward. French patio doors serve a passageway and as a window. With their characteristic wide glass panels, they allow a good view of the outdoors and make a patio room warmer Continue Reading ...

The Advantages of James Hardie Siding Products One name that stands out in the fiber-cement siding industry is James Hardie siding. Its operations cover the United States, New Zealand and Australia. Asia has also enjoyed the product lines of James Hardie siding as they have a manufacturing plant in the Philippines. James Hardie siding products are a result of the company’s drive to be number one in the fiber-cement industry. They boast of their leadership in terms of the quality of Continue Reading ...

How to do Metal Roofing Thought of installing metal roof yourself? Don’t even bother to think about it. Putting on new metal roofing and even doing repairs is not as easy as you thought it is. Learning how to do metal roofing is a complicated one. It entails several procedures, special techniques and would require the use of quite a number of assorted metal tools and accessories. Metal roofing is mostly done by professional installers, as this is not simply a do-it-yourself project. It Continue Reading ...

Aluminum Sliding Glass Door Removal Last week I explained how to measure your existing sliding glass door so you can order the vinyl replacement door. This week I am going to go over the steps required to remove the old sliding door before installing the new door. First, you have to remove the sliding panel and the stationary panel. The vast majority of doors out there have the sliding panel on the inside half of the track, and the stationary panel is on the outside. Whatever the case in Continue Reading ...