Preventing a Roofing Collapse Disaster
You wouldn’t think that snow could cause as much damage as it does. It’s such a beautiful natural phenomenon, and it seems so much less threatening than torrential rains, hurricanes, tornadoes, and...
View ArticleRoofing Damage: When to Repair and When to Replace
When it comes to almost any home improvement project, there is one question that every homeowner must ask him or herself before beginning any work: repair or replace? Typically, when we think of this...
View ArticleLiving Roofs: Part III
Hello Everyone, Today is Part Three in our series on building your own Green Roof. The introduction, and part two (which contains the first few steps) are listed below. As previously mentioned, this...
View ArticleLiving Roofs: Part IV
Hello Everyone, This is our fourth and final part in our series on building your own Green Roof. In the first, second, and third parts, we discussed why one should install a living roof, and the first...
View ArticleHow-To: Replacing Rotting Soffits
Hello Everyone, Today we are going to continue our how-to series by detailing how to replace a rotted soffit. Unlike some of our some recent projects, this one is fairly easy. It should take about...
View ArticleHow-To: Replacing Rotting Soffits, Part Two
Hello Everyone, In our last post, we began our discussion about replacing soffits yourself, as a homeowner. That post can be found here. In that post, we discussed reasons why soffits may being to...
View ArticleTop Causes of Roofing Wear, Tear, and Serious Damage
Homes can be such fickle creatures. One day they’re doing their job, keeping us warm, giving us a comfortable place to rest and relax, and then, next thing you know, they’re leaking, mold infested, or...
View ArticleSolar Roofing: Now Better than Ever
Hello Everyone, Today we are going to discuss solar roofing. Solar shingles were extremely popular a number of years ago. In more recent years, homeowners have favored more traditional forms of...
View ArticleTestimonial: Leaving the Family Home Forever
Hello Everyone, This is a testimonial from a reader on the process of readying their family home for sale after moving their father to a retirement community. Enjoy! When we found out that we were...
View ArticleRainy Denver Summers Take Their Toll on Residential Roofs
There has been an incredible amount of rain this summer. Every day I drive home from work as I am also bombarded with torrential rainfall throughout the thirty minute commute to the east side of...
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