Asphalt is the most common roofing material in North America. With 65 drawings and over 200 color photographs, this book is an in-depth guide to working with it -- whether the reader is a professional installing a brand-new roof or a do-it-yourselfer simply making necessary repairs.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Roofing by Guertin:
I've shingled quite a few roofs over the years-mostly with Habitat for Humanity. Working with that diverse group and in a number of areas around the U.S. I have seen many ways to get the work done. Some of the techniques I've seen don't work or are inefficient. Guertin explains the best ways. Pictures are great. This is the only book you will need if you want to be proficient with your next shingle job.
Good for the do-it-yourselfer:
If you are a capable home repair person, and thinking about doing your own roof, but lack the experience to know how to complete the job successfully, this book has it all, and then some. It would also be beneficial, I would imagine, for a pro roofer, but practical target audience would be toward the amateur. I ended up reading a lot of it, and then skimming the areas that I didn't feel applied (my shop roof has no valleys), and found the concepts and advise to be excellent which saved a lot of time... more info
a very good book:
I am trying to do my own roof and this is a great book. I return another book purchased from HD. This book cover every detail about shingle.
Used to roof our house!:
My husband read this and then roofed our house. It came out perfectly. Very easy to read and use. I noticed the other day a contractor buying supplies at Home Depot also had a copy of this in his hand! Made me laugh. :)
