DIY home guide: Summer
How to protect the value of your property, cut energy costs, avoid costly repairs, and spiff up your surroundings all summer.
Look up
Cost: $100 to $250 for a consultation
Grab binoculars, head outside, and scan your roof for cracked, popped, loose, or missing shingles.
If you spot trouble, bring in a roofer to make repairs before the problem worsens and eventually forces you to put on a new roof (which averages $20,000).
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Last updated January 28 2011: 5:22 PM ET
