If you are ready to have a roof installed on your home, there are many choices of roofing materials. You can choose anything from asphalt shingles to slate and shake. Depending on your budget and the design of your home, you may want to choose different materials. Here some tips to help you choose the best roofing materials to fit the design of your home:
1. A Plain Look With Conventional Asphalt Shingles
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Asphalt roofing is durable and low-maintenance, which is why asphalt has become one of the most popular materials for modern roofs. But low-maintenance doesn't mean no maintenance and some simple checks, with follow-up fixes, can keep your roof in good condition for decades to come.
Note that you should only physically climb onto your roof if you have the proper safety equipment. You can check for signs of damage from the ground using a pair of binoculars and then either obtain the safety equipment or call in a roofing contractor (such as one from Rainy Day Exteriors) for assistance.
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As a homeowner, you've likely seen moss building up on your shingles over the years. Part of you likes how the moss looks, but another part worries about how it is affecting your shingles. Can you keep moss on your shingles to create an intriguing style or do you need to clean it off?
Aesthetic Appeal Of Mossy Shingles
So moss has grown up heavily on your shingles and you kind of like how it looks.
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With all the daily hassle and bustle, it is easy to forget about one of the most vital safeguards to your home's interior space: the roof. Keeping your roofline top of mind is essential to preventing permanent damage to the structure and keeping your indoor spaces dry and comfy. By scheduling roof maintenance at least twice yearly, you can prolong the life of your roof and prevent those annoying leaks and clogged gutters.
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If snow continues to fall after the roof of your home is well covered, things can get a bit tense. Snow, which is basically loosely packed ice crystals and droplets of moisture, can be extremely heavy in large amounts. So heavy in fact that snow can cause a roof to collapse if it is allowed to accumulate and especially. As a homeowner that may live in an area that receives a large amount of snowfall, it is important that you get to know a bit about roof collapse, why it happens, and what you should be doing to protect your home in the winter.
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