Repair or replace is rarely obvious on a commercial roof, and getting it wrong costs money in either direction. How to read the evidence your roof is already giving you.
Every year we take a bigger booth to ICSC Las Vegas to meet the shopping center owners, property managers, and developers behind our commercial work. A look back at our years at the show.
Roofs rarely fail all at once. They get replaced at 15 years instead of 25 because small things went unattended. What to watch for, and what to deal with before it compounds.
How bad hail damage really is comes down to three things: the size of the stones, how much fell, and what your roof is made of. What to look for, and what to do next.
Your roof is one of the most expensive parts of your house and one of the most consequential when it fails. How to vet a contractor before you call, and what to get in writing.
Most building owners do not think about the roof until it leaks, and by then a maintenance item has become a repair or an early replacement. A basic annual routine that also protects your warranty.
A roof that does not look destroyed after a hailstorm can still be badly compromised, and waiting to find out can cost you the claim. What hail actually does, and how to tell.
Collecting three estimates is the easy part. Comparing them is what protects you, because a lower number can mean a lot of different things and most of them are not good news.
Granules in the gutter, shingles out of place, a soft spot underfoot. A roof usually tells you it is in trouble well before it leaks, if you know what you are looking at.
Gutters are the least glamorous part of a house and one of the most important, protecting the roof, the siding, and the foundation. What they do, and why they need attention.
