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Why Did My Shingles Fail? 4 Preventable Roof Risks

As the outermost layer of your roof, shingles are your home’s first defense against the elements—when they fail, your roof is left vulnerable to damage like leaks and structural issues. If you’re wondering what's caused…

Tom PelletierDecember 26, 2024

Home Maintenance

How Bad is the Crack in Your Ceiling? When to Act

You glance up and notice it—a crack creeping across your ceiling. Is it just a minor flaw, or could it be a red flag for something bigger? It can be easy to push the issue…

Tom PelletierOctober 18, 2024

Roof

The Role of a Roof Eave and How to Maintain Yours

Maintaining the structural integrity of your home involves paying attention to even the smallest details – the roof eave is a prime example. This essential part of a roof system plays a significant role in…

Tom PelletierMay 29, 2024

Roof

Should a Roof Vent Pipe Be Covered?

Have you ever found yourself staring up at your roof, puzzled by the various components, lost in a sea of shingles? You're not alone. Specifically, many homeowners wonder about the purpose of the roof vent…

Steve MangekianMarch 20, 2024

Roof

What Is A Composition Roof?

Navigating the realm of homeownership can often feel like learning a new language, and this is especially true when you're planning renovations or maintenance. Each project, and each piece of your home, has almost an…

Steve MangekianNovember 28, 2023

Roof

How Long Does It Take To Replace A Roof

Being a homeowner comes with a lot of extra responsibilities. One of those many responsibilities is knowing when to replace the roof. In some cases, the roof replacement is done when it just looks degraded…

Steve MangekianSeptember 28, 2022

Roof

What To Do With Ceiling After Removing Skylights

There was just a big rain in your area and you spent most of it placing buckets or pans underneath your skylight to catch the leaky drips. You have had enough and decided it is…

Steve MangekianOctober 14, 2021

Roof

How to Kill Moss on a Roof

Fairytales often will show moss on the roofs to add to the scenery in the movie. We always think it looks nice in the movies and adds to the story, however, in real life, it…

Steve MangekianApril 20, 2021

Home Maintenance

Best Gutter Guard For Your Home

Summertime temperatures along with humidity bring wind and storms in the afternoons. Leaves blow around, along with other debris and land in the gutters on the home. Fall and winter are worse as the weather…

Steve MangekianJuly 28, 2020

roof

Why Did My Shingles Fail? 4 Preventable Roof Risks

How Bad is the Crack in Your Ceiling? When to Act

The Role of a Roof Eave and How to Maintain Yours

Should a Roof Vent Pipe Be Covered?

What Is A Composition Roof?

How Long Does It Take To Replace A Roof

What To Do With Ceiling After Removing Skylights

How to Kill Moss on a Roof

Best Gutter Guard For Your Home

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