Flashing is not flashy. Roof flashing is a catch-all term for some vital parts of the many components of your Grand Rapids-area home’s roof. It helps protect your home against Michigan’s worst weather, all year long.
Hitting fingers with a hammer is only funny when your fingers are not the target, as when Patrick Star hits his … arms? Fingers? Whatever they are, Patrick’s appendages are not helpful for roofing. Why would you, a Grand Rapids homeowner, even care about roofing nails? Because your shingle roof depends on six of ’em …
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Almost nothing thrives through neglect. Sure, the Umbrella Plant seems to like to be ignored, but your home’s roof requires attention. Let’s look at some of the hazards of not maintaining your flat roof on your home in the Grand Rapids area.
Michigan homes have a habit of revealing mysterious secrets, as with that stash of items recently found behind a closet wall in a house in Kent county. What can your roof reveal about itself? Go ahead, be curious about the layers of your home’s roof in the Grand Rapids area!
Michigan’s winters bring their own beauty and fun, no doubt, but they can take a toll on your roof. The ice and water shield is one vital protection your roof probably has, but that you never see. You may not even know if you have such a layer on your roof. Your neighborhood residential roofer …
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Some Michiganders dismiss their homes’ roofs as mere umbrellas, single large expanses just sitting there doing next to nothing. Wise Grand Rapids homeowners, however, recognize their roofs as crown jewels, capping their beautiful homes with a complex system of interconnected components. Two of those components: framing and the roof deck. Let’s take a closer look.
In our humble opinion, commercial roof preventive maintenance is the single most important favor you can do for your business. Your commercial roof protects just about every other part of your company, from raw materials, machinery, and finished products to office supplies, computers, and employees. Protect what keeps you in business by enlisting a local …
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It’s a common question: How long will flat roofs last? This simple question has at least two flaws in it, however. Commercial roofs are not truly flat; most are low-slope roofs, for proper drainage. Some are steep-slope, as with a Mom N Pop gift shop, for instance. And second, a commercial roof will last as …
You may own or manage a commercial building, but that does not automatically make you worldly-wise; your roof may still mystify you. Though you know you need to take care of your commercial low-slope roof, you may not know exactly what is involved. For example, how is a commercial roof inspection done?
Folks at Google must scratch their heads over some popular searches: “Can a liver heal itself” (You bet!); “Can a leaking roof cause mold.” Please, Google, allow us to help with that one.
