DO NOT BE FOOLED! Are you having to meet with roofers? Is the entire process getting on your nerves? Does it feel like something just isn't right, but you can’t quite put your finger on what it is? Listen to your gut. It’s trying to warn you that something is not right. Finding an honest roofer (among so many self-proclaimed roofing companies and experts) and...
Avoid Middlemen & Sales Commissions! Want to see the true cost of a roof replacement without the sales meetings? Hang up the call! You're only a click away. Homeowner's today are spending far to much time meeting with middlemen and sales people, just to get a written estimate. Unfortunately, most contractors are not interested in bidding your job. Their goal is to convince...
Ridge venting plays an important role in extending the life of your roof system. The long-term performance of your roof doesn’t just depend on acts of god and/or the lack there of. It also depends on something that most homeowners simply don’t think about. Attic Roof Ventilation! The lack of proper attic ventilation for your roof can lead to an all-out voiding...
If you live in Texas, hail storms and hail damages are a constant stress factor, year after year. Hail storms are considered an act of god, therefore, roof damages to your home are typically covered by your homeowners insurance policy. However, hail damages are not always visible from the ground. Because of this, many homeowners are not usually aware of hail damages to their...
A new roof for your home can at times be an expensive project with costs that can vary depending upon where you live, the slope of your roof, the number of stories and the complexity of your roof’s overall design architecture. The average home size in the U.S. is approximately 2000 square feet. Based on that average, for a single-story ranch...
Asphalt roofing shingles are dominant in the US roofing industry. More than 70% of all residential, sloped roofs, including new construction, use asphalt shingles. However, not all asphalt shingle roofing products are created equal. Our goal with this post is to provide you some guidelines as a homeowner to decide which asphalt shingles are best for your roofing project. A Little About...
So, your roof has been hit by a hail storm and needs replacing. You are now ready to hire a roofing company to perform the new roof installation. Two things! You need to know what's covered by your homeowner's insurance policy and what is covered in your roofing warranties. This is very important because installing a new roof could be...
Your home just may need a roof replacement at times other than after a hail damage. You should consider installing a new roof when the existing roof is old, has enough wear and tear or is experiencing missing shingles after every little wind storm. Once the old roof starts to leak, you have waited too long. The roof replacement could have...
The DFW area is over-run with all kinds of roofing contractors claiming to be legitimate. This makes it very difficult for homeowners to eliminate the bad guys form the from the good guys, when you need your roof replaced. Unfortunately, the DFW roofing industry is full of people who are not properly trained, have never installed a roof themselves and are...
While replacing a shingle roof system, most roofing companies will try to avoid these areas like the plague. The problem with that is that chimney flashing's represent a very large percentage of leak calls reported by homeowners each year. Why? It's almost never replaced when the roof is replaced. That's because most chimney roof flashing's are stapled or fastened "behind"...