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Metals have been used in roofing since the 16th and 17th centuries in places as diverse as Sri Lanka and Poland.

Contemporary home designs also feature standing seam metal roofing to provide cool, clean angularity.  The shape of a modern style home is one of the defining features, and rooflines of modern homes can be uncomplicated and either very steep or very low pitch.

Slate, a type of metamorphic rock, has been quarried for centuries for use as a roofing material.

Wood shake refers to a wood roofing material created by splitting thin individual rectangles from a log.  Wood shake is similar to wood shingle, because both are wedge shaped and are affixed individually to an underdeck.

The term Cool Roofing refers to the ability to minimize heat gain through the roof surface.  It can be described by two terms; solar reflectance and thermal emittance.  The combination of those properties determines the surface temperature of a roof and its ability to act cool.

              Every now and then, a homeowner calls and asks us to quote a roof project over the phone.  So why don't we provide quotes over the phone?

While stationed in Britain during WWII a New Zealand industrialist noticed how the corrugated iron hangers and military structures roofed in steel were holding up to the rigors of the British climate.  The service life was prolonged by the bitumen coating over the steel.

Your roof is the first line of protection and defense from all kinds of rough weather, keeping your home dry, safe, and warm.

While technology, the Internet, and online services have provided us with a quick way to find information and a convenient way to shop, there are some purchases that require more care and consideration than others.

We recently received a call from a homeowner who was questioning if it was time for a new roof.   Strong winds had left shingles all over his yard and he was now experiencing some water stains inside the home which would indicate leaking. So what was so unusual about this call?