Roof ventilation is probably one of the more misunderstood aspects of your home. The word itself isn’t so confusing, when you ventilate something you are simply using some method to keep fresh air circulating in an area. Turn on a fan, you’re ventilating! Open a door, you’re ventilating! Open all your windows on a nice […]
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Life has it’s up’s and down’s. Especially in uncertain economic times, many homeowners will cut back on things to help stabilize their finances. Many times, out of necessity, even major roof problems are put to the side in the hopes that it holds until better times arrive. Unfortunately, this is a gamble many people lose,
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Oftentimes, homeowners see a leak, small hole, or other seemingly “small” repair job and get “sticker shock” when presented with the repair estimate. The average layperson will look at what looks like an easy repair and think, “Why should such a small problem cost so much to repair, all you do is get those little
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IIt happens to most every homeowner at some point, either a storm or other external force has damaged your roof. Once you notice it’s damaged you must ask yourself, should I try to fix it myself or hire a professional? The correct answer in most cases is to hire a professional, because honestly, the roof
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In the past few decades society has become acutely aware of modern technology’s effect on the environment and we have begun taking steps to reduce our “footprint”. The roofing industry is no exception as it has been discovered that not only is “green roofing” possible, it has real world effects that help protect the environment
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Southern Summers can be fickle, some years it can get to 100 degrees and higher other years temperatures barely hit 95. There is one constant here in the South, humidity. Humidity can make relatively cooler temperatures feel hotter and make it hard to breathe or do much of anything. Humidity is directly linked to condensation.
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It’s time, you’ve exhausted all of your options, but for one reason or another it’s time to throw in the towel. YOU NEED A NEW ROOF! It’s something most homeowners have to contend with at some point in time. Roofs don’t last forever and there is only so much patching and plugging you can do.
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It’s the information age, today we have huge amounts of knowledge literally at our fingertips. Billions of websites touting everything from dating and social websites to skyscraper construction. Finding information or physical goods and services is more accessible now than any other time in history. Navigating all this information can be a trying process. Where
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Most every homeowner carries homeowners insurance, especially mortgaged homes. Homeowners insurance can give you peace of mind knowing that you will be covered in the event of a damaging storm or other natural disaster. Saving you money from unexpected, costly repairs, even complete roof replacements if needed. Having insurance is a good thing! However, homeowners
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In some ways, it can sound a bit pretentious, “We install roofs the old fashioned way, with hammers and elbow grease, none of this newfangled nail gunawhosits!”, but there are solid, practical reasons for hand nailing all our roofs that have nothing to do with being “old-fashioned” or nail-gun adverse. It has everything to do
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