Tag: water damage
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Preventing Ice Dam Damage: The Importance of Insulation & Ventilation
Ice dams are a common winter roofing problem and while they cannot be completely avoided, there are preventative steps a homeowner can take to minimize their impact. Ice dams can become a serious issue in shingle roofing, especially, particularly if your area receives significant snowfall during winter. The fluctuating temperatures consistent with a DE winter…
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Fall Roofing Maintenance: 6 Tasks You Shouldn’t Ignore
Preventative maintenance is the key to avoiding leaks and other roofing problems. It’s difficult to repair roofs during the winter, when cold temperatures and snowfall accumulation make access a tricky proposition. The added weight of ice and snow can also worsen existing problems, so it’s essential to care of any underlying issues before the winter…
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Featured Project: Shingle & Flat Roofing Installation in Wilmington DE
Today we’d like to feature a re-roofing project we did last fall in Wilmington, Delaware. The homeowner was shopping around for a local contractor to replace an aging roof on his property. There were shingles missing, some were damaged by hail. Additionally, many flashing strips were rusty or chipped, and algae took over the northern…
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Residential Shingle Roofing: Hail Damage Inspection
Hail is one of Mother Nature’s curiosities: small balls of ice descending from the sky in moderately warm temperatures. A hailstorm may be fascinating to watch, but can do real harm to your home’s roof shingles. If your area experienced a significant hail storm, you should schedule an inspection with both a qualified roofing contractor…
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5 Steps To An Effective Winter Roofing Maintenance
While roof maintenance may be the last thing on your mind during the chilly weather, one could make the case that roof care is more important in winter than at any other time of year. This is largely due to the threat of ice dams, which can wreak havoc on your roof and attic and…