Your roof is more than just your asphalt shingles or your clay tiles. It is actually an entire system composed of several elements each working together to afford your home the best protection from the elements possible. One of the components that not many homeowners are not familiar with is the soffits. In today’s blog post, roof repair and replacement experts M & A Roof Home Improvement explains what your soffits are and what makes them are so important.
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Clogged Gutters: Why Stagnant Gutter Water is Dangerous
Let’s face it, nobody really enjoys climbing up their ladders to clean their gutters but we do it anyway. After all, we understand that our gutter system, along with our roof, plays a huge role in diverting excess rainwater away from our home. There is another important but little-known reason why we should always have clear gutters: legionnaires’ disease.
In today’s post, gutter and roof repair contractor M & A Roof Home Improvement explains what legionnaires’ disease is and why it should be avoided at all costs.
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When Is It Better To Replace Rather Than Repair Your Roof?
Your roof, no matter what kind of material it’s made of, is built and engineered to last. However, even the highest quality roof is not completely indestructible. When roofing problems occur, most of the time they can be easily remedied by simple repairs done by a skilled and experienced residential roofing contractor. But, other times, roof damage or degradation can get so bad that a full-on replacement becomes necessary. In today’s post, we share three scenarios where a replacement, rather than a repair, is necessary.
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What Happens When You Ignore Roof Flashing Damage?
One of your roof’s primary functions is to shed and divert excess rainwater to prevent damage to the rest of your home and the flashing on your roof plays a major role in this. According to residential roofing contractors, almost 90% of leaks are caused by flashing failure. In today’s post, we explain why damage to your flashing occurs in the first place and what happens if you do not address it immediately.
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Factors That Can Affect The Price of Your Gutters
The gutter system is designed to keep the home safe from moisture damage by safely directing water runoff towards the storm drain. Installing high-quality gutters is a must, but you have to be aware that the cost of getting new gutters can be different depending on the following factors as explained by the leading roofing contractor in the area.
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