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Learning Roofing Basics

We have been living in our home for several years now and we are thinking about replacing the roof fairly soon. Both my wife and I are fairly handy, so we are hoping that we can take some of the roofing basics that we know so that we can do the work on our own. About how long will it take for two people to go through and replace an average size roof? We have a lot of the tools and equipment already, but we are interested in renting some of the scaffolding that will make the process a lot easier.We have been living in our home for several years now and we are thinking about replacing the roof fairly soon. Both my wife and I are fairly handy, so we are hoping that we can take some of the roofing basics that we know so that we can do the work on our own. About how long will it take for two people to go through and replace an average size roof? We have a lot of the tools and equipment already, but we are interested in renting some of the scaffolding that will make the process a lot easier.

The two of us are also not quite sure if we are going to go with the same traditional shingles or if we want to switch to something else. I know that there are a lot of metal and plastic roofing materials that are gaining in popularity today, so I would like to find out which will be the best before we dive into the purchasing process for materials.

Is there a good resource available that will give us insight as to some of the best roofing basics that we can keep in mind during the planning process to replace our roof? We have a local roofing contractor that we will contact, but as I always say, if you want the job done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. Putting on my own roof might be one of those exceptions though.

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