Do It Yourself
Ladder Safety for Roofing
Whether you are a professional or a do it your self guy, ladder falls can injure or even kill you. Did you know OSHA requires your ladder to be three feet above the roof deck? This gives the person climbing the ladder something to hold on to as they access on ...
Repairing and Matching a Broken Tile
Broken tiles on a roof can sometimes be difficult to repair perfectly. Looking at that beautiful tile roof and it has a couple of miss-colored tiles on it makes it looked trashed. The manufactures sometimes discontinue a product line of colors from time to time, so finding one or more ...
History of Roofing Barrett Asphalt Shingles
Today we have an old brochure from the 40’s. The Barrett Ranchline Shingles. These shingles were marketed as ” lowering the look” and making the roof look long-like or like a ranch-style roof. They did this by using only two 18 inch tabs, not like the traditional shingle with three tabs ...
Add Years of Life to Your Existing Roof
By Bob McCrickard. Understanding the importance of trimming your trees. Editor's note: While Bob may no longer be with us, he continues to share his love of roofing. Enjoy one of Bob's articles below. It takes a small amount of effort each year, but over the period of a year, dividing your roof ...
Summer Heat Means Hydrate
Roofing in the heat can be really challenging, don't forget to hydrate. Exerting one's self like hard work done up on a roof requires hydration, especially in the hot humid summer. We professional roofers understand this and we come prepared every day with our clean fresh cool water and lots of ...
Ladder Safety
Ladder Safety is a very important thing to be aware of when accessing the roof, cleaning the gutters or just general maintenance around the home. It may surprise you that ladder falls are one of the leading causes of injury and death. Today, since this is a roofing page, we will ...
Q & A - How to Find a Leak on My Roof
Is there a way to find a roof leak before it streams into my home? Do you have a leaky roof? While we recommend having a roofing profesional come out to inspect your roof, here is a tip on finding a leak. Access the roof in the area of the leak and ...
Tubular Skylight Location Tip
Tubular skylights are a fast and easy way to bring natural lighting into the home and are fairly easy to install. As a contractor, I have installed hundreds of these types of skylights, and as long as you follow some basic instructions, within a couple of hours the room below a ...
Tearing Off a Shake Roof
Tearing off a shake roof is a very dirty job. Today we have a few ideas that may help this job go easier for you. Most homeowners that attempt it will use a dumpster. Setting the dumpster as close as you can to the house is the best, so the roofing ...
Tools and Tips to Measure a Roof
Measuring a roof can be easy or hard. It depends on the type of house you are trying to measure. Most roofers rely on getting up on the roof to take lengths and widths of the build. This works great except when the roofs are steep are difficult to access and ...
