The Complete Guide to Home Roofing Installation and Maintenance: How to Do It Yourself and Avoid the 60 Ways Your Roofer Can Nail You [Paperback]

John W., Jr. Chiles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1993

A former roofing contractor offers insider tips designed to save homeowners labor and ensure a quality job, whether they do it themselves or hire a contractor. Chiles covers everything from overlaying the original roof to vents and chimneys to caps and valleys, pointing out what to look for in a professional contractor and materials standards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Betterway Books; 1 edition (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558702776
• ISBN-13: 978-1558702776
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Roofing

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4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive guide to ensure a top quality roof., August 23, 1998

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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Home Roofing Installation and Maintenance: How to Do It Yourself and Avoid the 60 Ways Your Roofer Can Nail You (Paperback)

The Guide provides detailed information on how to plan for and install a top quality roof in a minimum amount of time. With no previous roofing experience, a homeowner armed with this book could easily tackle most any roofing project and feel confident that the end result will be a lasting, trouble free roof. If you are hiring out the job, The Guide shows you what to look for when evaluating bids and what to insist on in terms of workmanship. I used this book and completed a roof in 4 days, savings about $4000.