by Andrew McIver | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Keep your gutters cleared. This is really important in high rain areas because it can cause serious roof rot if it backs up. Also its a great source of water.
by critter_master | Jul 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
If you live in a less sunny area you probably have rubber flashing that seals your vent. Now some of these are fine, but a lot are not very sturdy. Also as it ages it becomes brittle. So be careful if you are on a roof and dont kick or hang on to the vents unless you...
by Andrew McIver | Jul 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of our customers was found by us when we told him that his vents were damaged, in fact so chewed that there was no flashing left. Basically he had a leak at every vent that was like a waterfall into his attic. He fixed his vents about 3 months later after we...
by critter_master | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
But also stop leaking vents from further leakage. So if you have a chewed up vent, you can install a CQ and stop further damage until you decide to reroof. Makes your roof more attractive also.
by Andrew McIver | Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was on a roof the other day that was very old and the gravel had broken free. I was not wearing my normal running type rubber soled shoes, but deck type smooth soled shoes. It was very dangerous, if it had been any higher than a 7 pitch I think I could have easily...
by critter_master | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
As much as a pain it is, if you have pinestraw or limbs on your roof they can cause leakage and damage. Roofs are not waterproof, they are water resistant. They require water to flow off. If you have a pile of pinestraw interupting the smooth flow of water off the...
