All Entries in the "Roofing" Category
Remote Roof Measurement Solutions for Roofers and Contractors
I ran across this interesting tool for the building industry today. It is called GeoEstimator and can save you time and money preparing quotes for roof shingle replacement. GeoEstimator provides roof measurements based on aerial and satellite imagery. These images work with GeoEstimator’s software to determine the correct correlation between the image size and actual [...]
What Causes Roof Ice Dams?
The picture above says it best. it’s that time of year again where i drive around and see ice hanging off of our local homes. This problem is not just an older home problem, I also see it on some newer homes because they were built without an energy heel. The causes of ice dams [...]
Do Shingle Warranties Matter?
I have a few customers getting ready to put a new roof on their home and I wondered if it was worth it to offer a longer warranty shingle. I may have found my answer when I read this article about shingle warranties from the website The Roofery.
Pressure wash to clean moss, lichen and algae off your roof without damaging the shingles.
I have some moss on my roof and wondered if there was a good way to clean it off. I found this video on Youtube and it seems to be a easy fix.
Avoid ice dams by removing snow
I was just mentioning to my wife yesterday that I wanted to purchase a roof rake this year to avoid ice dams. Last year an ice dam fell from out home almost taking out the air conditioner. Check out this roof rake from Avalanche. If you can’t find it locally it is available on Amazon.
Roof Lanterns
Here is another cool product to check out. Imagine the possibilties with roof lanterns. I would love to see a parade home 2007 with this product.
