W H Y I T ’ S B E T T E R T O D O N O W T H A N L A T E R


NICK MORDOWANEC Writer/Reporter


Roofmaintenanceisapartoflifethatissomemesoverlooked.


Whilepeopleconnuouslycheckandexcessivelytakecareof theircars,electronicsandotherdailyitems,roofsareoenan aerthoughtoncetheyareinplace.


Butit’snotthatsimple.Homeandbusinessownersneedtobe awareoftheirroofs’condion,takingcontrolofthesituaon beforesomethingmightgoawry.


Thisincludeslookingatandidenfyingaspectslikeproperac venlaonandinsulaon,debrisfreeguersandproper installaonofashing(whichhelpspreventinteriorwater damage).


AsAmericanFamilyInsurancenotes,properacvenlaonand installaonareimportantformulplereasons:limingmoisture insidethehome;decreasingenergycostsandprevenng moisture.Andifyouareahomeownerinastatethat experiencessnowonayearlybasis,itisimportanttobe proacvewithyourrooftopreventsnowandicefreezingthat canseepintotheacandpossiblydamageyourroof.


Makingsurethatyourguers’outeredgesarelowerthanthe roof’sslopeisintegralaswell,allowingforanadequateslope forsnowandicetofallotheroofandhome.


Andwhenmostpeopleimaginearoofintheirheads,many probablyseetwoconnectedslopesthatarecoveredwith shingles.Whatsomepeoplemaynotrealizeisthatthereare dierentkindsofshinglestochoosefrom:threetaband architectural(ordimensional).


Notonlyarethreetabshingleslosingpopularityamong homeowners,theirlowestcostdoesn’tequatetothesame overallqualityofanarchitecturaltab.Architecturalshingletabs comesinamyriadofsizes,oeringamoredisnctandunique looktoaroof.


Andalthougharchitecturalshinglesaremoreexpensive,they 32 |


 arealsomeanttolastquiteabitlongerthanthethreetabmodels.


Thereareanumberofpracceshomeownerscoulddoregarding roofmaintenanceandsupervision,suchascheckingforfungiand algaeorinvesgangcloggedguers.


But,whatjustaboutanyprofessionalwouldtellanyaverage homeowneristhesame:letroofworkbedonebysomeonewhois knowledgeableandhasexperienceintheprofessionalrealm.


Whenseekingpropercontractors,itisimportantforhomeownersto makesuretheyhaveyearsofskillandprociencyintheeld,that theyarebondedandinsuredandthattheyarelicensed.Oncethatis


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