Blog Posts in January, 2019

Top 5 Sources of Roofing Damage

Despite the fact that your roof is built to last and provide you with the best protection available for decades, it can be damaged by a number of different things. Damage happens in different ways—some obvious and others not so much. In either case, preventing these sources of damage is an uphill battle, and knowing how they happen is the first step to winning the fight. Here are the top five ...

Two Ways to Improve Attic Ventilation

What do you use your attic for? If you’re like most homeowners, your attic is the space between the ceiling of the rooms below and the roof over your head, and is usually either empty or occupied with junk that you simply can’t store anywhere else. Your heating and air conditioning unit may also be located in your attic, but there probably isn’t much beyond that. However, what if we told you this ...

Is It Safe to Walk On Your Roof?

Walking on your roof. It’s something that seems like it should be so simple, and yet presents so many risks. Your roof seems like it should be strong—after all, it needs to be able to withstand massive gusts of wind, pelting from hail, dosing in rain that can add hundreds of pounds of weight, and so much more. Your roof isn’t weak, so it should reasonably be able to support your weight. But is it ...

How to Get Something Off Your Roof Without Damaging It

You’re playing a fun game of Frisbee in the front yard when suddenly, uh-oh, someone has overthrown a pass and the disk has landed on your roof. To make matters worse, it’s now stuck, it’s well out of reach, and there’s no chance it’s coming down anytime soon. Obviously you don’t want to leave it up there, so what can you do to get it down? Well, while you might be tempted to try the tested ...