Whenever you hire a contractor to work on your home, it is critical to hire the right contractor. Each year, on investigative news reports, we hear horror stories about homeowners who chose the wrong contractor and were left with, at best, faulty workmanship or, at worst, a contractor who took...
When you begin researching different roofing materials, you will discover that roofs can be very heavy or they can be very low weight. The difference can be like parking three fully loaded dump trucks on top of your home, or half of a Mini Cooper. Depending upon the type of material...
Those steep pitched mansard roofs have long been a staple of southern architecture. But they present special challenges for homeowners. Here are just a few: The steep roofs become a real focal point of the home so you need a roof system that looks great, and stays that way. The warranties of...
If you’re thinking of a new roof this year, weight is a bigger concern than you may realize. Today’s roofing materials include a wide range of weights. Following is the weight of one “square” of various products. A “square” covers 100 square feet of roof area. ALUMINUM: 40 – 70 pounds STEEL: 80...
