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Your roof is one of the most important parts of your home. It can also be one of the most expensive to repair or replace. If you neglect regular maintenance, you may find yourself stuck with some rather hefty repair bills. But there are easy ways to avoid expensive roof repairs. Knowing what to look…

Your roof is one of the most important parts of your home. It takes the brunt of the elements and protects your home from the outside. Because it’s way up there on the top of your house, it’s also the part of their house that most homeowners interact with the least. So if you are…

If you live in an older home, it probably was not built with an eye towards energy efficiency. Today, however, energy efficiency is a hot topic for home builders and homeowners. Besides saving you money, making your home more efficient benefits the world around you. As concern rises over how we produce our electricity and…

Repairing a roof can seem simple, especially if it doesn’t involve many shingles. But most homeowners don’t know a lot about roofing so a DIY solution may be trickier than it seems. The same goes for inexperienced or sloppy roofers. Whether the problem is due to ignorance, poor workmanship, or just cutting corners, you don’t…

Asphalt shingle is still the most common type of residential roof cover. However, the long history of asphalt shingle has seen a lot of changes. The last few decades, in particular, have been a boom time for asphalt shingle. Asphalt used to be the default residential roofing material just because it was cheap to produce…

Your roof is one of the most important parts of your house. But how much do you really know about what goes into a roof? If you want to keep your roof in good condition, it pays to know the parts that make up a roof. If you need to talk to your roofer or…

What to Look for In a Roof When Buying a Home

The roof if the most expensive feature of your home. It is also arguably the most important. It protects the rest of the home from the elements, and if it fails to do its job your home could be in for some serious damage. When considering a home purchase, it’s critical to have the home…

We hope it never happens, but imagine for a moment that your roof is severely damaged by fire, tornado, storm, or a fallen tree. The damage is well beyond what can be repaired. You will need a new roof, and that will be expensive. So you call your home insurance company and make a claim.…

How to Pick Shingle Colors for Your Roof

When it comes time to put a new roof on your home, there is a lot to consider. You may be tied up with your insurance company trying to figure out what they cover and what you can afford. Finding a roofing company can also be stress-inducing, especially if your insurance company is butting in.…

Roof flashing is one of the most critical parts of your roof. Flashing secures joints in your roof and places that tend to receive a lot of water, like valleys between slopes. With adequate flashing, water is directed away from vulnerable areas of the roof and into gutters. Without flashing a roof would almost certainly…