In our last blog post, we learned that roof and attic ventilation are crucial to the health and longevity of your roofing system. When your roof stays at a comfortable temperature, meaning not too hot or too cold, you stay comfortable and your utility bills are lower...
If you are honest, you probably don’t think about your roof all that much. After all, you have kids to feed, dogs to walk, cats to pet, a house to clean, laundry to do, and you have your career to manage. When items in...
Unless you’re familiar with roofing, you probably don’t know what a roof edge is. You can intuit that it’s something that has to do with the edge of your roof, which is correct. However, it’s important to know what the drip edge of your roof does so that you can be sure it maintains its structural integrity over time.
A valley is a low spot on the earth’s surface. In roofing, a valley is also a low spot that is created when two slopes of a roof meet. Usually a metal piece of flashing is placed to help form a protective barrier on top of the valley. However, a valley is still a common place to find roof leaks because once the flashing is damaged, say by a hail storm...
