Looking for information on air duck cleaning. Been searching the archives and cannot find information on air duck cleaning. I'm going underneath the home to look at my vents and I wanted to vacumm the vents from inside the home. When searching the archives what exactly do I put in the search engine ...

After viewing several roofing posts explaining the rolled roof someone suggested referring the question unto JD because he is the resident expert on roofing. I have just TSP'd the roof and rinsed it clean waiting for it to dry. I am going to use Henry Tropic-Cool. After doing some considerable resea...

Where underneath the home is/are the cross-over ducts? Are they secured within the belly or are they easy enough to work with underneath? Want to get this done before the seasons change so that we are warm throughout the colder months. Any suggestion as to how the best way to tackle this work. Have ...

We have a rolled roof currently and are transitioning into a metal roof. Question: is it necessary to insulate before applying the metal roof since it already is rolled and that would appear to add sufficient insulation. That being the case all we would have to do is apply the wood strips and screw ...

Taking out the bedroom door and replacing it with a barn door. There are no 2x4 to screw into the length of the door and the length of the closet. Problem is that above the door and above the closet doors there is absolutely no support. Will installing a 2x4 above the door jam and above the closet d...

I have cleaned up and have cut the excess rubber sealer from the edge of the roof which is about 11/2 inches from the roofs edge to the "J" channel. I am painting with an XIM product call UMA which is an excellent sealer for this application. Once painted I will apply the trim color to the...

Hi All! The edge right at the overhang of the roof commonly called the J channel needs to be cleaned. The roof is rolled and the seal was applied to the edge/overhang as well. I am preparing the house for painting and want to clean that edge and seal it with an XIM product. Since the roof is rolled ...

Going to replace gutters. How they have been catching rain and lasting this long is anyone's guess. I know there will be a lot of cutting involved my concern is two-fold. First, can I reuse the old nails or do they need to be new? Will the exiting nail holes be too loose or will the new nails fit th...

Appreciate the comments. Looking forward to cleaning and using that XIM product.
I think I'll leave the wire brushing to our grandsons. Thanks again.

Preparing to paint the exterior. Will use TSP to pre-clean. What do I use to pre-clean the roof edge? It is black. Is that just dirt or do I have to use another product to clean?
Appreciate your advice.
Joe

Everyone who lives in the great Pacific NW, There have been a range of ideas on what roof coating to use. Everything from Henry's to Black Jack. It appears that that neither are a favorite with a lot of folks. Everybody talks about elastomeric coatings. Well, silicone isn't exactly the best product ...

Greg, The best I can do is send you a cut and paste picture/a link and see if you get an idea of what I'm taking about. Hope this works. Thanks Man, oldtimer https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M8fe00b6abfd0301393cbeb843beb28dbo0&w=239&h=168&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0

I appreciate your interest in the post however, I am not confident in my skill level to produce such an effort. When I speak about a " J " channel its from this perspective. The roof rolls down the side in a waterfall type manner over the edge. It falls about an inch and a half into a chan...

What is the purpose of the " J " channel? Does the " J " channel act as an additional gutter on the roof line? Does it need to be cleaned? Specifically, how many layers of roof coating should be enough until it needs to be recoated? I'm in the midst of R/R on the roof and want to...

Interested in your experience with roof coatings. We will be recovering the roof before the weather turns and want to know how many layers of roof coating need to be scraped off to put on a new coating. If it doesn't matter what product is the best to last the longest? Also, considering cost. Talked...