Make Your Roof More Durable
A roof completely keeps all aspects of your home safe including your family. Its large importance is what makes it such an imperative and costly installation for most New Jersey, homeowners. Therefore to save money in the long run and to keep your home in top condition it’s important to know how to make your […]
Does My Roof Need a Repair or Replacement?
Is your roof showing signs of damage? You might be pondering between opting for repair or replacement. Here are some factors that you need to consider: Three Considerations When Deciding to Either Replace or Repair Your Roof Roof’s Age: If your roof is exhibiting symptoms of aging and has been damaged by storms, leaks, or…
Tips for Picking a Roof Shingle
Among the best roofing materials, shingles reign supreme. However, not everyone knows that there are different shingles in the market. If you have a new building that needs roofing or intends to replace your home’s roof, it is important to understand the difference. Based on experience and information, you can make the best purchasing decision…
How to Prepare Your Roof for Winter Weather
A good roof is essential to keeping your home warm, dry, and safe from animals. It’s easy to take advantage of your roof since it’s not exactly at eye level but preparing your roof for winter is something that’s too important to forget! If you’ve never prepared a roof for winter before, this is the…
Should You Repair Your Roof in the Fall?
Being towards the end of the year, even though your roof clearly needs repair, you might be wondering: should I repair my roof this fall, or should I wait till spring? The answer is: Yes! Fall provides a perfect opportunity for homeowners to renovate their homes and make reparations for damaged structures. Damaged rooftops make…
Home Improvement Projects You Should Leave to Professionals
It can be tempting to take on home improvement projects by yourself, especially in the summertime, when the weather is nice. Some projects can be great to tackle on your own. Painting your child’s room or cleaning leaves out of your gutters is a great way to improve yourself, but you should leave larger jobs…
DIY Roofing is Dangerous, And Here is Why
If you needed heart surgery – you wouldn’t try to perform it on yourself. If you needed a lawyer – you probably wouldn’t represent yourself. Most people leave those big jobs up to the specialized experts who have the skills, education, and experience to do the job right. But many homeowners fail to utilize this…
When To Replace Your Gutters
A vital part of your home’s roof system is your gutters. Tasked with the responsibility for discharging runoff water to a safe place away from your home, they are unfortunately often underestimated in their importance, and as a result are less prioritized than other parts of your roof like your shingles. This is a mistake,…
What’s A Roof System?
Most people think a roof is a roof. Actually the roofing material visible on a house—the shingles—is the tip of the iceberg, the visiblepart of a mostly invisible system. That system is made up components— layers and accessory elements—working together to protect the house from weather. These include the roof decking (or “sheathing”)—plywood or oriented…
How Snow Can Damage Your Home
Snow is beautiful, there’s no denying that. It’s fun to watch it fall and accumulate on the ground, eager to go outside and enjoy the snow. Only to find that once you step outside, you are instantly hit with biting cold temperatures, strong winds, and water soaking into any exposed crevice. This is the reality…
5 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Roof
Your roof is one of the biggest investments you will make in a home. So it makes sense to install the best and most durable roof shingles for the job, such as Atlas and Tamko. However, there are still plenty of ways to extend your roof’s lifetime, and get the most out of your money….
How to Find a House Leak
Although water leaks often show clearly visible signs such as stains, mold, or rot, locating the source of the leak can often prove to be a complicated process. Follow these tips to give yourself a better chance of finding your leak. Check Your Roof If you have a leak, one possible culprit is your roof….
Replaced 21 Year Old Roof, Shutters and Put a Second Layer on Roof of Shed
K&B was one of four companies we received estimates from (all four were Angie’s List members) and we were extremely impressed with their professionalism from the first day we met them. Mike came to the house and did an inspection and took a lot of time to sit down with me to review our options. (He even came back…
The Right Components Of Proper Roof Installation. Are you protected?
Now that winter has finally arrived in Morristown, New Jersey, brining all the fury of the season, roofs are put to the test by high winds, driving rain, sleet and snow. Esthetics aside, the main reason we have a roof over our heads is to keep the weather out, right? One of the key components that insures…
Why Your Roof Is Afraid of the Winter
How to Prepare Your Roof For Winter
How to Deal with Roof Algae: Cleaning, Preventing and More
Roof algae can present a major problem. Although algae’s effect on the shingles themselves is relatively minor, it can result in more problematic growths like mold and lichen, which can give way to moisture damage. Additionally, algae can drastically lower a home’s curb appeal. So what’s a homeowner to do? The Problem of Roof Algae…
Hello Winter, Hello Ice Damming
Until this past weekend, homeowners of Morris County and the rest of the Northeast have enjoyed spring-like temperatures and little to no precipitation. The weather, for the most part, has been unseasonably warm, much to the chagrin of winter sports enthusiasts but a welcome respite to homeowners in New Jersey. Mild temperatures mean lower energy…
Is It Time to Replace Your New Jersey Roof?
The roof on your New Jersey home is an important part of keeping you and your family safe and dry, but just like every other part of your home, it will wear down over time and need to be replaced. For the standard asphalt shingle roofing, the timeline for roof replacement is generally around 15…
K & B Home Remodelers: Among Remodeling’s Big50 Awardees
Every year, Remodeling magazine welcomes 50 new companies that had an extraordinary impact to the industry. They recognize companies that have displayed business excellence, smart marketing, unique design, integrity, and professionalism through the Big50 award. Remodeling magazine started their search back in 1986, looking for 50 remodelers who are dedicated to their craft. Since then,…
Why the Right Ventilation Levels Are Essential For Your Roof
When a new roof is installed, one of the most important things that roofers in Morristown NJ should do is calculate the proper ventilation levels and install the right types of vents to keep air flowing through the attic. In the absence of appropriate ventilation, homeowners are often at risk of having damage to their…
