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Do I Need to Be Home? Cars, Pets and Landscaping

Do I Need to Be Home? Cars, Pets and Landscaping

You do not need to be home for a roof replacement. You do need to be reachable, and you need to have done about thirty minutes of preparation the evening before. Here is what actually matters, and why. Why being reachable matters more than being present One decision comes up on most jobs and it […]

How Long Does a Roof Replacement Take?

How Long Does a Roof Replacement Take?

For most single-family homes, the roof itself is a one to two day job. Larger or more complicated roofs run three to five. That is the answer to the question people actually ask. But the roof going on is one stage of a longer process, and the gap between “how long is the work” and […]

Local Roofer vs Storm Chaser: How to Tell the Difference

Local Roofer vs Storm Chaser: How to Tell the Difference

Within days of a significant hail or wind event, the number of roofing companies working a neighborhood multiplies. Some are local firms with more work than usual. Some have driven several states to be there and will be gone within weeks. Telling them apart is not about being suspicious of everyone who knocks. Plenty of […]

Architectural vs 3-Tab Shingles

Architectural vs 3-Tab Shingles

There are two broad categories of asphalt shingle, and the gap between them has widened over the years to the point where the comparison is no longer close. Architectural shingles have become the default for good reasons, and 3-tab has retreated to a narrow set of uses. Here is the difference, why it matters, and […]

Roof Overlay vs Full Tear-Off

Roof Overlay vs Full Tear-Off

An overlay, also called a re-roof or a roof-over, means installing new shingles directly on top of the existing ones. A tear-off means stripping everything back to the bare deck first. An overlay is cheaper, because you skip the labor of removal and the cost of disposal. That is the entire case for it, and […]

The Cost of Waiting: Deferred Roof Maintenance

The Cost of Waiting: Deferred Roof Maintenance

Deferring a roof is one of the most reasonable-sounding financial decisions available, and it is usually the wrong one. Not always: there are situations where waiting is genuinely correct, and we will come to those. But the ordinary case is that the delay costs more than the repair would have. The reason is not that […]

Roof Core Sampling: What It Actually Tells You

Roof Core Sampling: What It Actually Tells You

A core sample is a small cylinder cut out of a commercial roof assembly, all the way down to the deck, then patched. It takes minutes. It is the only way to know with certainty what your roof is actually made of and what condition the layers inside it are in. On a building where […]

Attic Intake Ventilation and Why Balance Matters

Attic Intake Ventilation and Why Balance Matters

When an attic runs hot, or the sheathing shows condensation staining, or ice dams keep forming, the usual response is to add more exhaust. More often than not the exhaust was never the problem. The intake was. Air cannot leave a space it cannot enter. This is the half of attic ventilation that gets ignored, […]

Ridge Vent vs Box Vent vs Turbine vs Powered Fan

Ridge Vent vs Box Vent vs Turbine vs Powered Fan

Every attic needs to exhaust air, and there are four common ways to do it. They are not interchangeable, they should not be combined, and the wrong choice does more than waste money, it can actively pull conditioned air out of your house. This is the exhaust half of the subject. The intake half matters […]

High Nailing: The Defect That Voids Shingle Warranties

High Nailing: The Defect That Voids Shingle Warranties

There is a narrow band across every asphalt shingle where the nails are supposed to go. It is marked on the shingle. Put the nails above it and the roof looks completely normal, passes a casual glance, and will shed shingles in a wind event years later. This is called high nailing, and it is […]