Maintaining Your Roof
4 Roofing Mistakes Homeowners Should Avoid
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Avoid these pitfalls so you can make better decisions about your home. No one tells homeowners what to watch out for when it comes to repairing a roof or hiring a professional. Most homeowners won’t think about the roof until they have to, since ...
Necessary Steps to Reduce Roof Moisture
By Quarrix. Learn the ins and outs of proper ventilation to keep your roof nice and dry. While rain showers can be calm and pleasant to look at, if that water gets into your roof system it’s a different story. Moisture poses one of the biggest threats to a home ...
Why Replace Your Roof When it Could be Restored?
By Dan White and John Walker, APOC. Rather than resorting to a complete roof replacement, consider the cost-effective option of restoring a roof instead. Although it may seem like a complete roof replacement is the best option for an older roof, it isn’t the only choice out there. Rather than ...
Follow These Tips to Avoid Replacing Your Roof
By Western Colloid. Worried about having to replace your commercial building’s roof? Consider a quality coating instead! It can be hard to not worry about having to replace the roof of your commercial building with all the elements it’s up against. Constant upkeep of every part of your building, including ...
Is Your Roof Replacement Covered by Homeowner’s Insurance?
By Evelyn Witterholt. When it’s time to replace your roof, here’s what you can expect from your home insurance. Sometimes damage to your roof is small and repairs might be all that you need. If the damage is extensive enough to require a full replacement you may look to your ...
A Roofing Underlayment That Resists Water and High Temperatures
By Evelyn Witterholt. This self-adhering roofing underlayment is a great option for nearly all kinds of roofs. MFM Building Products’ Ultra HT Wind & Water Seal® is a polymer-based, self-adhering roofing underlayment that’s perfect for most roof types. The underlayment is made of a white, cross-laminated, non-slip polymer film that’s ...
3 Step Guide for Dealing With a Roofing Emergency
By Cass Jacoby. Here is what to do should you be faced with a roofing emergency. It is easy to take the roof over your head for granted. As your first line of defense from the sun and storms, your roof is a vital part of your protection ...
Winter Cold Snap and Energy Inflation
MRA offers tips and advocates for action as high prices put squeeze on homeowners this winter. Freezing temperatures and big jumps in heating bills have homeowners throughout the U.S. and Canada searching for relief and long-term solutions. Sources such as Bloomberg News are reporting the biggest jump in energy bills in more ...
Should You Be Cleaning Your Shingles?
By Amy Freeman, Beacon Building Products. All of your questions on scrubbing your shingles answered. Have you ever looked up at your roof and noticed black streaks on your shingles? Is your Google search history full of results for “how to clean roof?” and “what is that black ...
Roofing Materials That Can Handle Midwest Weather
By Quarrix. Materials for your roof that can take on the diverse climate of the Midwest. While outsiders may hate the idea of experiencing abrupt weather changes, Midwesterners take pride in it. They love that they can bask in the morning sun and fall asleep during a cozy snowfall at ...
