When picking a new roof, color and style are not the most important things to research. Just like paint, it's not about being pretty. Paint is about protecting the wood your home is built from and roofs are about keeping your home dry and comfortable. More than pretty hats that sit on top of …
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Roofs, Storms & Protecting Your Home
Winter weather can be challenging for your roof and home. This satellite image from Live Science's article, With Climate Change, Expect More Monster Winter Storms, shows a low-pressure area (lots of snow) stretching from the Colorado Rockies in the west to Texas in the south and north to New …
Solutions to Prevent Ice Dams
Icicles are dangerous not only to people when they fall, but to your home when water gets inside. Icicles are a warning of ice damming caused by snow melting on your roof. The biggest problem is the water that gets trapped on your roof behind the ice dam. This water is likely to find it's way into …
Pantyhose, A Quick Fix to Melt Ice Dams
Icicles are pretty. Icicles are also a red flag that you've got ice dams on your roof and you need to take care of the situation quickly to minimize water damage. Like an iceberg, the icicles are the most visible part of ice dams. The icicles are attached to the ice dam hiding under the snow at the …
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Water & Wood Rot Repairs – Siding
When siding repairs are deferred as the house at left illustrates, the repair costs increase significantly. The home owner claimed they didn't realize the damage was there until finishing a basement bedroom for their daughter ... and there was a hole the size of a fist, open to the outdoors? The …
Siding Story: From Wood to Vinyl
Home ownership is rewarding and stressful. Home owners are always weighing the pros and cons of pursuing their dreams versus the family budget and affordability. Sometimes home owners will stretch their budget by doing some of their own home maintenance although replacing the siding on a house is …
