Category: Roofing

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…

Building a snowman, cozying up by the fire, and enjoying a warm mug of hot chocolate are some of the best things about the winter season. Some aspects of winter aren’t so fun, though, like maintenance around the house. Failing to do regular maintenance can lead to damage to your home’s exterior, which could cost…

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…

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….