"This updated 3rd edition of Black & Decker's Complete Guide to Roofing & Siding provides detailed and updated information on modern materials and techniques for evaluating, installing, and maintaining a wide variety of roofing and siding materials"--Provided by publisher.

Includes index. Revised edition of: Complete guide to roofing, siding & trim / created by: the editors of Creative Publishing International, Inc., in cooperation with Black & Decker. 2008. Includes index.

Roofing.Basics of roofing. Evaluating your needs -- Choosing roofing -- Estimating roofing -- Working safely -- Roof systems -- Tools & materials -- Completing the tear off -- Replacing sheathing -- Underlayment -- Drip edge -- Flashing -- Asphalt shingles -- Shingling over an old roof -- Ridge vents -- Cedar shakes -- Roll roofing -- EPDM rubber roofing -- Raised seam metal roofing -- Faux slate -- Tile roofing -- Inspecting & repairing a roof -- Cleaning roofs -- Siding. Basics of siding. Choosing siding -- Setting up the work site -- Setting up scaffolding -- Pump-jack scaffolding -- Removing siding -- Housewrap -- Vinyl siding -- Lap siding -- Wood shakes & shingles -- Plywood siding -- Board & batten siding -- Log cabin siding -- Brickmold -- Finishing walls with masonry -- Brick -- Mortarless brick veneer -- Cast veneer stone -- Stucco -- Surface-bonding cement -- Painting & staining siding -- Identifying exterior paint problems -- Preparing to paint -- Applying paint & primer -- Using paint-spraying equipment -- Evaluating siding & trim -- Repairing siding -- Repairing stucco walls -- Soffits, fascia, gutters & vents. Soffits & vents -- Aluminum soffits -- Aluminum fascia -- Wood soffits -- Repairing wood fascia & soffits -- Gutters -- Repairing gutters.