Comments on: How To Make A Roof Water Leak Repair Yourself

By: farwellbear

farwellbear — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:28:10 +0000

In reply to Steven. I'm so glad it helped!

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:47:24 +0000

This is such a helpful walkthrough, thank you! We were roofing for my mom's house and used this a lot. One thing we forgot about was getting a roofing dumpster rental before we started and we quickly realized we needed to get one! I would just add to not forget that, ha!

By: Polestar

Polestar — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:52:33 +0000

Thank you for sharing such helpful content!

By: farwellbear

farwellbear — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:28:09 +0000

In reply to Wally. Thank you for your encouraging comments! As for the leaf guard question, my research, and experience, indicates this is one of those "double-edged sword" questions. I live in a wooded area of Michigan and without the gutter guards, I would be cleaning my gutters weekly in the fall. The reality of it is that regardless of guard or no guard the gutters typically fill and freeze during the winter months anyway. So that definitely gives the homeowner one more area to keep an eye. Without gutters the rain running off your roof for the remaining 8 or 9 months can cause foundation and/or basement issues. Those are the lesser of two evil choices we all must make. As for ice dams, the best prevention is making sure your addict is well insulated and use a roof rake to keep the snow from accumulating. Good luck, winter is right around the corner!

By: Wally

Wally — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 19:05:28 +0000

Very well covered repair – and yes you would have easily paid 4 times that if hiring it done. One thing I always wondered was how much effect does leaf guards have in assisting ice dam formations!