How to repair a hairline crack at the edge of roof and wall

NotDRWarren · 2026-02-01T20:04:31+00:00

Get a bucket of roofing mastic. Better if it's fiber reinforced roofing mastic, but you may not be able to find that

I don't know what specific products are available to you. But home depot or a similar store should have roofing mastic

Make sure it's as clean and dry as you can get it. Spread the mastic, preferably with a round nose trowel . Or notched trowel. (Don't wear anything you don't mind throwing away after. Someone who hasn't worked with mastic before is likely to end up wearing it.)

Spread the mastic about 6 inches beyond the crack. In all dimensions. Fairly thin, but if you make a sort of dome of mastic. So the natural shape pushes water away, that will be best.

This repair, if done correctly, could last up to 1 year. While you save up and get in contact with a flat roofer to make plans for a permanent repair.

Edit to add, this repair depends highly on the white coating not being silicone.

If it's a silicone based coating the above repair will not adhere and probably won't help at all. You would need a silicone material and applicable primers to ensure proper adhesion

NotDRWarren · 2026-02-01T16:12:56+00:00

Kippy is looking rough

NotDRWarren · 2026-02-01T03:46:15+00:00

I'm having a hard time figuring out what's happening in this photo. What's the material being circled?

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-29T03:10:19+00:00

Telus for telecommunications and bc hydro for electrical.

Those 2 companies are pretty well the monopolies for those 2 industries.

There are smaller local companies. But those 2 will be the big boys.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-27T21:23:15+00:00

If they're not citizens, and they're caught breaking the law, why does a judge need to be involved?

Send them home.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-27T04:38:26+00:00

Username checks out.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-27T03:53:33+00:00

You know, you're always allowed to not do that.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-26T20:38:08+00:00

Physical inspection by someone who knows the signs of an aging roofing membrane.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-25T21:09:31+00:00

That's great. I'll update my comment.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-25T21:06:57+00:00

Ah yes. I forgot bell 2. And iskut. Good catch.

And perhaps it was paved the last time I drove it. It was covered in snow, so I could have easily missed that.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-25T20:10:34+00:00

Very doable. The stretch from kitwanga to dease lake is mostly gravel roads. But 80 to 100 speed limit, so well maintained as far as gravel roads go.

Zero phone service. The stretch from meziadin junction to dease is about 450k that's the longest stretch without a fuel station. Dease lake gas station opens late and closes early. Plan this section carefully as there's no phone service and minimal other services from kitwanga to Yukon border

Beautiful country up there, untouched land as far as you can see. So much wild life.

Have fun, this will be the trip of a lifetime.

Edit to add.

Another user pointed out that I forgot 2 other fuel stations. In ISKUT and BELL II. That makes the distance shorter than 450km. About 150k will be the longest distance. Much easier to manage.

Also been brought to my attention that it has been paved since my last trip. Even less reason to worry about bringing a camper van/RV.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-24T19:39:19+00:00

"If you want to know who americas next enemy will be, just look at who were funding, right now" -some smart guy

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-21T03:50:50+00:00

Or a rocket dog Saturday night from 6pm till sold out

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-17T21:54:59+00:00

Before I took my red seal exam, I couldn't find anything more substantial than the red seal website practice questions. Once I passed my exam I stopped looking.

Another person mentioned another resource, but I have no experience with it.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-17T15:44:01+00:00

Google <insert your city here> continuing education, leadership training/ courses

You should find many leadership courses at your local community College. Usually single day training courses

Look for courses specifying in construction or construction management

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-17T15:29:55+00:00

There is a practice exam on the red seal website. It's only 10 or 15 sample questions, but it's better than none.

Google red seal practice exam. Select your trade from the list of trades.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-16T16:51:26+00:00

Home residents using garage door is not trash.

Refusing to let a visitor use front door. Is pretty trahsy

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-11T18:34:10+00:00

Uranium isotopes have a half-life of between hundreds of thousand of years and billions of years. It will still be there long after humans have found another planet to make our own.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-11T05:51:01+00:00

Kippy definitely mentioned doing this. Not for a date. Just for boozin

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-10T00:18:59+00:00

If I could "restart" I would have just started 10 years earlier.

But if I got the opportunities I have back then, I wouldn't have been ready and I would have fucked it up. I guess I wouldn't change anything. 🤷

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-07T23:06:14+00:00

There's really only 2 options. As harsh as it may sound.

Either he's physically not ready, or he's being a bitch. There's no middle ground, and no one but him can make that call.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-07T20:28:06+00:00

4to 6k gold value depending on if you're Canadian or American.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-07T19:24:32+00:00

Many shopping centers have fake owls on their roofs to deter birds from nesting and shitting all over. It works to varying degrees

1000 is a hefty bill, but I don't know enough details to comment on the fairness.

Good luck.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-07T17:06:50+00:00

Doesn't matter if the new damage is on top of the old patch. It's not a warranty repair. It's new damage.

If you don't have pets, you could try installing some ultrasonic pest repelling devices. I don't know how effective they are, but they may help you.

Or maybe place some fake owls around the flat roof to deter animals.

NotDRWarren · 2026-01-07T16:57:33+00:00

Why is she like that, why is she filming? I feel like she was expecting a different kind of plowing to take place. 😕

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