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   Sphere | May 16, 2004 12:14am | #1

   any galvanized sheet metal has zinc on it..ya don't want or need solid zinc.

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   4Lorn2 | May 16, 2004 01:58am | #2

   Have seen them at both the local big box hardwares, Lowe's and Home Depot. Come in a compact roll of about 40' or so and about 4" wide. I have seen these work miracles on homes with serious algae and moss problems. Not so much correcting a bad situation as keeping it at bay after a reroofing job or serious cleaning.

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   RichBeckman | May 16, 2004 03:04am | #3

   My local lumberyard has them on the shelf.

   Rich Beckman

   Another day, another tool.

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   ed2 | May 16, 2004 03:25am | #4

   go to   http://www.bradcosupply.com     they're a roofing/siding wholesaler across half the country, heavy on the east coast, good pricing, boom service, many tools, copper & lead flashing, copper gutters and sheets, roofing, siding, brakes, cedar shingles and clapboard.....a good place

   bought the 3' formed zinc strips there w pre-punched nail holes   also sell a length product, roll, which is cheaper      you can also use rolls of zinc flashing,  cut expansion joints or into 3'-4'  pieces to avoid expansion buckling,  find them in yards on the coast if you're nearby   first used zinc strips on two problem houses, worked great, both places had stain/fungus problems due to overhanging trees    i placed them twice across the roof, halfway up and again under ridge cap    both roofs clean today, 6-7 years later     places used to look like gardens        wouldn't use galvanized, rust will bloom you've got rust stains bleeding down

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   andybuildz | May 16, 2004 12:46pm | #6

   I'm at Bradco several times a month lately.20 minutes from me.how ironic.small worldMy life is my passion!

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   ed2 | May 16, 2004 06:01pm | #7

   hard place to beat, good service     if you use cedar clapboard or shingles in bulk they'll get them, bought large job, top shelf goods at reasonable price    hurricane andrew made them a fortune, remember them emptying the two yards near me as winter came on in new england but reconstruction started in florida     hard to find rolls of lead flashing inland around here, use it to reset leaking doors on flooring jobs, always on the shelf at bradco

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   ANDYBUILD | May 16, 2004 06:35pm | #8

   ed

   NAssau Suffolk Lumber beat Bradcos prices on cedar roof by a mile....they told me they don't really deal in it all that much.

   Still a great place

   andy

   "My life is my practice"

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   ed2 | May 16, 2004 07:22pm | #9

   hi andy

   i don't think they normally stock it, bring it in for special orders   the job i had was huge, roof and sidewall, lot of copper gutters, leaders and valleys   guess the bulk order made the difference   i'm getting too old and fragile for ladder work anyways,   concentrate on the flooring, warm in the winter, dry when there's rain, closer to the beer cooler

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   andybuildz | May 16, 2004 07:40pm | #10

   ed

        By  the way....where you from exactly

   aMy life is my passion!

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   ed2 | May 16, 2004 08:30pm | #11

   god's country... connecticut    travel a bit for large floor jobs, eastern ny, eastern ma, not allowed on long island though, don't own a tux    seen your posts, looks like you do some interesting work, especially the antique house    my dream home is a stainless steel freight container, few windows, floor drain, beanbag furniture  just hose the place down   

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   IronHelix | May 16, 2004 05:20am | #5

   http://www.doitbest.com   .............Iron Helix