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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding: Install, Finish, Repair, Maintain (Black & Decker Complete Guide) [Paperback]

Bryan Trandem (Author), The Editors of Creative Publishing International (Author)

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Series: Black & Decker Complete Guide | Publication Date: July 1, 2004

The Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding provides everything the homeowner needs to know to maintain, repair, and install all types of roofing and siding. Siding materials covered include traditional wood lap siding, brick, concrete block, stucco and fiber cement, stone veneer, wood shakes, shingles, vinyl and aluminum siding. Roofing materials covered include asphalt and fiberglass shingles, metal raised seam roofing, tile and clay roofs, slate, cedar shakes and shingles, and flat membrane roofs. Unique among books of this type, this volume also includes a complete section on exterior painting and staining techniques, including the use of scaffolds, airless paint sprayers, and other rental equipment.

>The book is organized with major sections on maintenance, installation, repair, and painting and staining. Within these sections, individual chapters present in-depth information on working with each roofing and siding material. The chapters on painting and staining offer a unique do-it-yourself presentation of decorating the exterior of your home, with complete information on how to plan color schemes and accessories. The chapters on roofing and siding feature easy-to-follow directions for installing the materials of your choice.

>The Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding is an ultimate reference source for homeowners who take pride in the integrity and appearance of their home.

>The Complete Guide series from the editors of Creative Publishing international is America's best-selling and most comprehensive line of home improvement books.

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>The Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding is an ultimate reference source for homeowners who take pride in the integrity and appearance of their home.

>The Complete Guide series from the editors of Creative Publishing international is America's best-selling and most comprehensive line of home improvement books.

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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

Product Details

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Creative Publishing international (July 1, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1589231546
ISBN-13: 978-1589231542
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Half complete guide, January 18, 2007

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This is a good book to use in planning what type of roof or siding that would
suit your project. Then buy a book how to work that particular roof or
siding.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 26, 2009

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This review is from: Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Roofing Siding & Trim: Updated 2nd Edition, Protect & Beautify the Exterior of Your Home (Black & Decker Complete Guide) (Paperback)

Bought this book to help my wife and I to teach us how to remove old roof and install new roof. So far from what I have read, this is a great book! Lots of pictures and detailed instructions.

However,even though this book covers metal roofing it lacks in my opinion the details needed by a novice as myself to do the job myself. So the wife and I decided to go with asphalt shingles.

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Helpful. Helps clue you in if you have never done roofing or siding work before. Won't magically turn you into a tradesperson (nothing can without on-the-job experience), but will clue you in on how stuff is done. I imagine that even people in the trade might benefit from it, if only to see variations on the way that their own company does things.

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3.0 out of 5 stars book is ok if you have no idea what goes into a roof?
The book does not cover very much in detail about roof systems. If you have never done a roof, or have no idea what goes into a roof, then this book is a good general reference... Read more

Published 1 month ago by jeremiah

3.0 out of 5 stars Good enough
How-to sequence of photos on every page. Tells me what should be there and how to tell if it was done right. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Forensic Engineer

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for do it yourselfers
i love the black and decker series of DIY books, they use pictures and good explainations on how to do work around your house, and it is the same with this roofing book, it shows... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Bill Coleman

3.0 out of 5 stars building a house
This book is okay. Has some good information for the do it yourself person.
Illustrations were fair.

Published on August 7, 2009 by D. Prout

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Holesitic View of Roofing
This book goes over things in a big picture can of way. It is very macro not micro. If you want to know how to install something specific it would make sense to get a book only... Read more

Published on December 24, 2008 by R.E. Johns

3.0 out of 5 stars the description wasn't truthful
The description of the book on Amazon said the book covered single-membrane roofs. That is the reason I bought this, plus all of the favorable reviews that all the other Black &... Read more

Published on January 11, 2006 by C

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Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
Nothing plays a greater role in the look and protection of your home than roofing and siding. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
starter flashing, offset cleat, roofing shovel, log cabin siding, using aviation snips, siliconized acrylic caulk, soffit system, flat pry bar, rafter lookouts, apply roofing cement, soffit panels, ice guard, gutter hangers, starter row, cap shingles, caulk gun, valley pan, rake edges, drip edge, fiber cement siding, siding products, valley flashing, aluminum soffits, brick molding, install shingles

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Everything You Need Tools, Exterior Painting, Finish Walls, Install Board, Install Roll Roofing, Finishing Walls, Install Lap Siding, Install Log Cabin Siding

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