Three myths regarding Shingles: Only the elderly can get Shingles, Shingles cannot be prevented, and once the Shingles rash disappears there are no further complications. What is Shingles? Shingles is caused by the Herpes zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes Chickenpox. Anyone that has had Chickenpox can get Shingles as the virus ...
Prior to installing new shingles on any roof, the roof surface must be properly prepared. The old shingles and underlayment should be completely stripped. Any rotted or damaged roof sheathing must be replaced, and new underlayment and drip edge installed before installing new dimensional shingles. It is always better to completely tear off and start ...
When we were kids, almost all of us had that annoying thing called the chicken pox. It wasn’t fun, you got yelled at for scratching the chicken pox… and you didn’t even touch a chicken so being a kid you have no clue how you got it… but the good thing was; you got to ...
If you are 50 years older or older, Please contact your physician immediately and ask about the vaccine to prevent Shingles. This is a very painful disease. I can stand a lot of pain but, Shingles (which they call Zosters Herpes – comes from the Chicken Pox virus that stayed in your spinal system after ...
Slate roofs have been around for centuries. First used by early castle builders in the late sixteenth century in Europe as the standard product for covering a roof, they now are a sign of distinction among the wealthy and elite. With their unique sense of charm, slate shingles bring something no other roofing products do; ...
Shingles is an illness that causes a red, bumpy rash. An estimated one million people suffer from Shingles annually. It’s thought to be caused by the same virus that causes Chickenpox, another illness that’s marked by the same type of rash. (However, stress and anxiety have also been attributed to the outbreak of Shingles.) Once ...
There are so many natural and holistic remedies for all types of maladies these days that it is difficult to weed through all the bad or mis-information strewn across the web. This series of articles, “Natural Holistic Remedies” will address only the ‘known to work’ remedies and natural therapies, either through personal experience or gathered ...
“Yep, he has shingles.” This is certainly not a phrase that most parents of a 4-year old expect to hear, but it was one we were told two years ago. What we thought started out as an eczema flare-up, ended up being a horrifying experience for our little boy. Basic truths may not hold for ...
In 2007, B. R. Amon & Sons, Inc. was the first company in Wisconsin to recycle residential shingles into hot mix asphalt. Tom Amon, in a 2008 interview, estimated that at that time at least ten other states were recycling shingles into asphalt and that more states were going to be doing it. Missouri was ...
Putting shingles on a house is not the toughest job in the world if you are not too afraid of heights. Having no fear of heights is not necessarily a good thing because it might lead to careless behavior on a roof. Doing roofing work with shingles brings one of three circumstances. It may be ...
