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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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….