Staggered Cedar Shakes

This is a unique installation for cedar shakes. A 20 % stagger or 2 inch drop gives a rugged look to a typical heavy shake roof. To gain the proper lay-out instead of running the shake felt at 10 inches, you would lay it out at 8 inches. With the 2 inch drop you will never exceed the 10 inches of exposure, which is the maximum allowed or suggested I should say by the Cedar…

Your Roof, Is it a pig with lipstick?

Lip Stick on a Pig

OK you may be asking what does lipstick on a pig have to do with roofing? It may surprise you – but I see pigs with lipstick all the time in the roofing business. The term Lipstick on a Pig means no matter how much you try to make something old look good, it is still what it is. . . .it is something old somebody attempted to look better than what it is.

This happens many times…

Summer Heat Means Hydrate

Roofing in the heat of the summer months can be really challenging. Exerting ones self like hard work done up on a roof requires hydration, especially in the hot humid summer. We professional roofers understand this and come prepared every day with our clean fresh cool water and lots of it. Having one partner and myself on the roof for an eight-hour day in the heat of Sacramento CA could just…

5 Signs of a Good a Roofer

5 Signs of a good a roofer. So you are new to the area and you have a roof leak. Who do you call? Most people do not have a list of contractors to review when things go bad with your home. For those who have been in there homes for years a catchy commercials may trigger a name or service to call when needed. Maybe you have had a name branded into your brain from yard signs, service trucks and you…

Stake Your Claim on AskARoofer.com

Roofers Stake Your Claim!

AskARoofer.com since 2005 has tried to help the home owners choose wisely for their roofing projects. Over these years we have fielded many questions from our readers and have found a need to create a contractors list to better help these readers.

There are many different jurisdictions with variations of roofing applications and building codes, not to mention different…