Tag: wind damage
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From Roofing Inspection to Repairs: 5 Fall Maintenance Tips for Homeowners
Home maintenance experts point to fall as the year’s most important maintenance and repair seasons. Winter can bring all kinds of unruly and unpredictable weather, and if your roof has any minor or undetected structural or repair problems, you run the risk of having them get out of control at the worst possible time. Harsh…
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Common Roofing Repairs: Dealing With High Wind Damage
High winds can be a huge concern for homeowners, especially those living in areas prone to hurricanes and severe storms, like the East Coast. Rainstorms, hailstorms and hurricanes can tear shingles from your roof, penetrate roof’s surface, and even lead to structural damage. Not to mention the beating your roof might endure with falling tree…
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7 Steps to Locating and Patching Minor Roof Leaks
Many homeowners look to save money by making minor roof repairs on their own. If you’re up for the challenge, your first step will be to learn how to pinpoint and fix small leaks. While the location of the incoming water will often betray the leaky spot, identifying the source of the problem isn’t always…
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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…