But the good news is I'm almost finished with the roof!
This new video contains a little trick that many young roofers don't know about.
Remember that one line from the movie The Lord of the Rings? It was said by Galadriel at the open of the movie:
"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth."
That's what I'm seeing in the construction industry. Certain pieces of
hard-earned knowledge about fantastic ways to do things are becoming mythical.
Well, I'm trying to do my part by taping videos, writing things on the website and here in the newsletter to prevent that. Knowledge I've
discovered can be shared out into the future so you don't have to hope things will be done right at your home.
You can just come and see what my take on a situation happens to be.
Think about that.
What gems of knowledge do you know and what are you doing to ensure
they're not forgotten? Please consider making sure that doesn't happen.
GO WATCH the video now and pay attention to the one feature of the special flashing that's rapidly becoming
mythical.
Asphalt Shingle PROBLEMS Update
If you're new to the newsletter, here's a peek at what's going on about me and my roof.
The quick story is
that I bought a house in New Hampshire seven years ago. At the time, the asphalt shingle roof was only about six years old and it was in gorgeous shape. It was a 30-year shingle on a steep roof.
The steeper the roof, you usually get more life from the roofing product. Well, not in my case. The roof started to fail a little over three years ago - and this past winter it really went over the
cliff.
I decided to look into it and it didn't take long to get stonewalled by the asphalt shingle manufacturers and their primary association.
Within the past two weeks the one company that originally agreed to answer my tough
questions replied with a puff piece that avoided all my questions.
At this point ALL of the major asphalt shingle manufacturers have refused to answer my questions.
What does that tell you?
I taped a SECOND video that's going to be part of a five-part series. I briefly touch on the potential issues with asphalt shingles in this video.
This fall I'm going to produce a small ebook about what I think is going on. I'll alert you when it's finished and for sale. This is one report you don't want to miss.
New Q and A's for
You!
Here's the latest content added to the website. If you want a treasure trove of tips, THIS is the section of the newsletter you ALWAYS want to look at and CLICK EACH link.
I really share some stuff here that will save you time, money and
frustration!
That's enough for today.
I'll be up on the roof again in about ten minutes then I have a dinner
train tonight.
If you're a new subscriber, I'm a part-time conductor on a real train here in New Hampshire. It's a DREAM job. People would pay to do this job.
Tim Carter
Founder - www.AsktheBuilder.com
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