Category: Roofing Repairs
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Flat Roofing Repairs v. Replacement: Making The Right Call
If you have a low-slope roof or flat roof, you need to make special considerations when you’re faced with a “repair or replace” dilemma. Flat roofs have their pros and cons. They are often easy and much cheaper to install comparable to tile or cedar roofing. At the same time, they tend to be difficult…
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Residential Roofing: 5 Tips for a Leak-Free Winter
There’s nothing like prevention, when it comes to roofing. Any roof leaks or other problems you experience with your roof during the winter can be doubly difficult to deal with, since snowfall and cold temperatures make repairing roof issues even more complex than usual. Therefore, it’s important to address potential problems in the fall, before the…
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Fall Roofing Maintenance: 3 Steps to Inspecting Your Asphalt Shingles
If your home is covered with an asphalt shingle roof, autumn is a great time to inspect your shingles. Better to find and address small roof leaks now, before they become big, expensive problems over the winter requiring significant repairs down the road. For many homeowners, the roof is a case of “out of sight,…
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Common Winter Roofing Problems: Ice Dam Damage
In Delaware, like in many other places, ice dams can be a fairly common residential roofing problem. Ice dams can be an irritating and expensive source of leaking roofs and damaged homes, requiring the help of experts in roof leak repair. Ice Dams 101 There are three “ingredients” necessary for an ice dam to form:…
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3 Tile Roofing Maintenance & Repair Tips
There are 3 basic steps you can take to extend the life of your tile roofing: regular inspections, timely repairs and ongoing maintenance. Additionally, because tile roofing can be difficult to handle, it is best to hire a professional roofing contractor experienced in tile roofing to assist you. 3 Tile Roofing Maintenance & Repair Tips #1.…