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The best shingle I can buy

The best shingle I can buy

What is the best shingle I can buy? This roofing question, get asked many times and can be a difficult one to answer. Choosing a roofing system for your residential home can be very difficult because of the many designs of homes are and where they are located. Climate and region of the US may dictate what type of asphalt shingle you use. An example would be a area where sustained high winds are…

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Buying a New Roof

Buying a New Roof

Buying a new roof means finding a professional roofing contractor and a quality roofing product. A new roof will protect your family and possessions so it is a very important decision to make. A new roof will also add to the beauty to your home, increase its value and make you proud as you as it greets you whenever you return home. But you may ask; How do I find the right roofer? What shingles or…

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What's wrong with this picture? #9

What’s wrong with this picture? #9

Here is a bad example of repairing a hole in the roof.

What’s wrong with this picture?

This photo was sent to me this week with a question. Is this normal for roofers to do this? It seems this was an abandoned Whirleybird hole and the roofers roofed over the hole choosing not to replace the sheathing but use a piece of rusty old metal to cover the hole.

Having roofed thousands of reroofs it is…

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Why does my attic creak at night?

Why does my attic creak at night?

You know the sound. Your Laying the in bed and you hear that noise from the attic like a creak or crack of wood.

Larry Asks, I have a single story home in Southern CA. when the roof heats up the attic makes loud cracking noise. This noise can be constant throughout the day into the evening. Ventilation for the attic is two 12×12 gable vents on each end of the home. Some soffits but very few.…

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Climbing up on a roof. . . . the right way.

Climbing up on a roof. . . . the right way.

Climbing on a Roof

I received a question last week from Don in Virginia, he asked. I just bought a newly built home, and while the roof shingles were being installed, I noticed that the roofers nailed strips of wood to areas of the completed roof to aid in their scaling the roof incline. These nails obviously went through shingles that had already been installed. When the roof was completed, these…

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Using recycled roof tiles . . . The Pro's and Con's?

Using recycled roof tiles . . . The Pro’s and Con’s?

Using Recycled Roofing Materials

Lynn asked;  Would it be a bad idea to try to re roof my 1500 square foot house (hip and approx. slope 3 and 12) with recycled metal Mexican barrel style tiles removed from an old Sacramento building?

The Pro’s and Con’s. . . . . Recycling roofing materials can be rewarding if you have enough materials, if they are in good condition, palletized and able to load…

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Why do roofs turn green?

Why do roofs turn green?

Algae and Mossy Roofs

It happens after a wet winter. You know the green or brownish stuff growing on your roof. It can look real horrible and in some cases create big problems with your roof if not taken care of.

Why do roofs turn green?

I have found in Sacramento, California, that moss, algae and lichen have more of a chance to growing on the north side of a roof. We  live in the northern…

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Seamless Rain Gutters in Roseville

Seamless Rain Gutters in Roseville

Seamless Rain Gutters in Roseville

When you hire a gutter contractor large or small, the attention to details is important when installing all types of rain gutters. Here in Roseville California the past few years I have enjoyed working with one of the finest gutter contractors around. Jesse DeLamorton from First Choice Gutters provides those details I like to see. . .  . and he does it at a fair…

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Cedar Shingle Roofs, How many bundles to make a square?

Cedar Shingle Roofs, How many bundles to make a square?

Courtesy of Eastside Heritage Center

Cedar Shingles for over 200 years have been used as roof coverings for our homes in this country. It was common for a shingle mill to take an order and then deliver the materials to the job site.  Here is a great example I found on the Eastside Heritage Center website of such a delivery.

We are sharing this photo with the permission of the EHC. The Eastside…

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Cedar Shingles. . . . .The History of Roofing

Cedar Shingles. . . . .The History of Roofing

The History of Roofing, Cedar Shingles

Installing cedar shingle over another roof. Like it or not, this was the way the old school roofer did it for years. Bidding these type of recovers years later if you don’t have a good eye the two roofs may surprise you. So watch out these multiple layered roofs are still out there, found with asphalt shingles as the last layer. Above is a part of an…

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Seamless Rain Gutters in Colorado Springs

Seamless Rain Gutters in Colorado Springs

  Seamless Rain Gutters have been around for many years. I have enjoyed working with sub-contractors installing them on my roofing projects and appreciate the great finished look without having to paint them. They come in a large amount of colors and other than the corners are one solid piece of gutter. Having seen the result of splices in the longer runs of gutters. They break the seal even when…

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Grace Ice & Water Shield®

Grace Ice & Water Shield®

More than 35 years ago, Grace Construction Products developed the first self-adhered roofing underlayment under the brand name Ice & Water Shield®. Often imitated but never duplicated, Grace is the only manufacturer of Ice & Water Shield®. It offers the best adhesion to the roof deck, the highest quality seal around roofing fasteners, and superior adhesion at laps. Perfect for fighting against…

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Icicles and Ice Dams Causes and Cures

Icicles and Ice Dams Causes and Cures

Icicles and ice dams seems to be on every ones mine this winter in the north-east of our country. Sue had a brand new roof put on in Oct of 2014 and has a couple of leaks and icicles she is dealing with this winter with all the extreme snow fall. This is a good photo that helps explain what can be one of the causes of ice dams and icicles. Notice the un-melted snow on her garage. No one heats the…

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Owens Corning NEW Cool Roof Colors Available

Owens Corning NEW Cool Roof Colors Available

What is a Cool Roof? If you are a roofer and live in California you would know. For the last few years when you install any roof, new home or reroof, it is required by the state of California to meet Title 24 to save energy. The shingles used. . . . .  must be tested and certified by a CRRC Cool Roof Rating Council approved Laboratory to have an initial solar reflective value of 0.20 or better.…

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Reroofing my House 10 Steps to Success

Reroofing my House 10 Steps to Success

The day has come, you know you can’t go another year with that tired old roof. Where do you start?

1, Before you start making calls to local roofing contractors, you need to be organized. Get a binder with pockets so you can slip brochures, contracts and proposals, addresses of roofs you like and papers with notes, phone numbers, etc..

2, Think about your wants and needs for doing the roof.…

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Icicles on my Eaves. . . .3 Reasons Why?

Icicles on my Eaves. . . .3 Reasons Why?

Icicles are hanging off my eaves and I all though they look pretty in the winter months, they also can be dangerous. This winter the North East of the USA has received a lot of snow and very cold temperatures and that can be the formula for icicles forming on the eaves of many homes. The icicles can be the results of many things. This Roofing Blog will try to identify the most common reasons why…

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