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Storms are deadly. And the worst suffers are the roofs. Immediately after the passing away of the squall a routine check of the roof should be made. The checking should be from one end to the other without any slip up. A single hole or neglected spot might multiply…

A friend of mine, who is a home builder by trade, approached me one day and commented how he wished there was a better way to apply a backer, fascia board and shingle band to roof rafters. He complained how tedious this job was because it required buying three pieces of lumber, making three sets of cuts and having to climb up a ladder to affix the backer, come down, put up the fascia board, come back down, and then go back up the ladder to nail up the shingle band. “There has got to be a simpler, better way to do this job,” he said.

Roofs can and will leak if not properly maintained. Here are two ways to maintain and keep your home leak free. A roof is comprised of four elements: the main roof, the eaves, the fascia board and the gutter. A house without eaves can cause as much water damage as a house without a roof. Here is Dan’s story.