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How to Storm-Proof Your Roof

Do you live in a storm-prone area? Have you ever considered storm-proofing your roof? You’ve probably taken steps to storm-proof the reset of your house, why not your roof? Here’s some tips and tricks for getting your roof ready for the next storm and what to do after it is safe to come outside.

Storm-proofing Your Roof

If you live in an area that seems storms with high winds, you may be…

How to Improve Downspout Drainage

If you don’t know much about roofs, you probably don’t know what downspouts are. Downspouts are what brings what from the gutters on your roof down to the ground, hence the name. Downspouts can get clogged rather easily, especially if you aren’t taking on gutter maintenance as often as you should. Here’s some tips to improve the overall lifespan and drainage properties of your downspouts.

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Do You Need Panel Roofing?

There are many different types of roofing systems out there. Chances are you aren’t familiar with any of them. At least until your roof goes south. When you need a roof repaired or replaced, you learn more about roofing than you ever thought possible. While most residential roofs utilize shingles of some type, some homes and office buildings require panel roofing. Let’s look at panel roofing and…

FAA Approves Drones for Roofing Inspections

Drones are in the news just about every day now. Good news, bad news and public opinion are driving what drones do. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fought with Amazon.com, delivery services and private citizens who want to use drones daily. Now, AIG, one of the biggest insurance companies in the world, has received FAA approval to replace human roof inspectors with drones. Let’s…

How Much Does a Roof Replacement Cost?

For the average home, a roof should be replaced every eight to ten years. While you may have a warranty on your roof, that often covers the materials and not the entire roof itself. Depending on the age of the house, where it was built, and how the roof was constructed to begin with, it’s more common than not to have a roofer come out and recommend a full roof replacement. A full roof replacement…

When Was the Last Time You Took a Good Look at Your Roof?

When was the last time you stood on your driveway or the street and took a good, hard look at your roof? Chances are the answer is never. Most homeowners forgot to pre-emptively check for issues before they turn into bigger problems. Your roof is a big investment. It can increase or decrease your home’s value almost quicker than any other aspect of the house. Let’s look at why you should check…

How to Prepare Your Home for a Windstorm

When a windstorm hits, you may not have much time to hunker down and hope for the best. Depending on how your home is designed, what’s in the yard and more, you may have some built-in protection from wind gusts. However, your roof may not. If you’re worried about wind damage to your roof, there’s not much you can do. But there are steps to take to protect the rest of your home. Here’s some tips…

Spring Gutter Cleaning Guide

After a long, harsh winter, it’s time to do a spring roof inspection, along with cleaning out your gutter. If your area saw a lot of snow, wind or more, you want to make sure to check that your roof is in working condition, then begin cleaning your gutters. Build-up during winter can cause issues once the snow and ice thaws, causing leaking issues for your roof as well. Here’s our tips and tricks…

How to Compare Roof Fire Resistance

Every city across America has fire resistance guidelines that every building, and several components, must follow. Homes have their own standard for fire resistance, as do their roofs. Let’s look at the different types of fire resistance you get with different roofs types so you can pick the right one for your home and city ordinances.

Compare Roof Fire Resistance

All roof shingles are classified…

How to Protect Your Car During a Roof Job

Many roofers like to give you a head’s up on what to expect during your roof install. They include pointers for protecting items in your home from shaking and dust falling, on how to protect valuable plants in the tear off area. One thing that many customers can forget about it is their car. While a roofer will do everything in the power to make sure the roof job is done cleanly, even the most…

How Viirt Wants to Change the Roofing Industry

Ready for some roofing disruption? Viirt, a roofing tech startup, has raised almost a million dollars in venture capital. They’re goal is simple. They want to take the technology that’s evolving everyday around us and apply it to the roofing industry. We’re already seeing other companies looking to do this, most notably by using drones to inspect and offer estimates to roofing customers and the…

The Other Type of Roofer

When you think of roofers, and roofing, you think about a roof being repaired or replaced. You think of stacks of shingle waiting to be installed and you think of crews working tirelessly to fix a roof before more issues arise. There’s another type of roofing you may not have heard of and it includes teenagers who are climbing to the heights of cranes, buildings and more for a thrill. This type…

Sheriff Warns of Roofing Scams

The Midwest sees its fair share of roofing scams, especially during hail season. Hail can be one of the most damaging weather events to occur. Not only can it damage or destroy roofs, it can break windows, crack siding and injure people caught in its wrath. In Garfield County, Oklahoma, the County Sheriff, Jerry Niles, is warning residents of fly-by-night roofers coming into town that could…

How to Make Sure Your Roofer Has Power to Work

Unfortunately most roofers aren’t willing to lug around a giant generator to every job site to tap their own power source. Most roofing crews use pneumatic air compressors or other machines to get the roofing job done quickly and efficiently and these machines require electrical power. So where do they get the power for these machines? Chances are that the roofing crew will need to utilize a…

Can a Slate Roof Really Last 400 Years?

There are certain materials that are known to withstand the test of time and it’s no different with roofing materials. Materials like clay and slate tiles have been found in ruins of ancient cities dating back thousands of years and chances are those tiles could be reused a new roof today. We recently received an interesting question, can a slate roof really last 400 years? Let’s answer that…

How to Determine If You Need a Roof Replacement

You’ve lived in your home for several years and your roof is finally starting to show signs that it can’t offer the protection it once gave to your home, looks like it’s time for a roof replacement. You know that roof replacements aren’t exactly cheap so how much does a roof replacement cost? Let’s look at some of the determining factors so you can find out how much your roof replacement will end…

How to Choose the Right Roof Tiles for Your Home

You may have already come to the decision that asphalt shingles are not the right choice for your home. You want a little character on your home and asphalt shingles aren’t going to provide that so you’re looking into roofing tiles. Roofing tiles are one of the most popular forms of roofing around the world and are popular here in the United States as well. Even within the world of tiles there…