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Have you decided it is time to replace your roof? Or, do you have roofing maintenance that needs to be done? Maybe you aren’t sure about the condition of your roof and would like an expert’s evaluation.
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Roofing Tips & Advice for Texas Homeowners
Eight plain-English guides from R&S Roofing and Construction: how to tell a repair from a replacement, what actually makes a shingle last, why attic ventilation quietly decides your roof’s lifespan, and how to work a storm claim without getting taken in by a storm chaser.
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Written for homeowners, not for contractors. Every article stands on its own, so start wherever your roof is giving you trouble.
Factors Determining if You Should Repair or Replace Your Roof
There is a big difference between a repair and a replacement. A repair is less costly now, but there comes a point when continued repairs exceed the cost of a replacement. How do you decide what is best?
Residential Roof: 6 Types, Which Is Best?
When you are sitting in your home watching a good movie, you hopefully aren’t thinking about what is above your ceiling. And that is a good thing because it means whatever is up there, it has been quietly doing its job protecting you from wind, sun, and weather.
Asphalt Shingles: Composition, Performance, Designs
In our last article we looked at 6 different materials used for roofing shingles, but asphalt is by far the most common choice and what we will focus on here.
Roof Ventilation: How & Why?
Your roof may not be given a second thought, that is until it has a problem. Your roof though, is much more than just the shingles you see from the street. A quality roof is actually an engineered system with many important components.
Re-Roofing Guide: How to Know When, and the Steps in the Project
Do you have a leaky roof? Maybe not, but you’ve noticed some shingles are starting to curl. Have you noticed a sag in the shape of your roof?
Storm Damage & Storm Chasers | 5 Tips, 8 Action Steps & 5 Warnings
Severe weather happens in all parts of our country. The roof is your home’s protection against these powerful forces of nature. Your region likely produces a certain type of severe weather that could result in roof damage.
9-Step Roof Insurance Claim & Repair Guide
There was a severe storm that hit your area. Your house was pummeled with hail, or maybe a very strong wind. Or perhaps it wasn’t a storm, but an electrical attic fire, or a large branch damaged your roof. Suddenly, you’re faced with navigating the insurance claim process.
Next steps
When reading is not enough
Articles can tell you what to look for. They cannot tell you what is actually happening on your roof.
If an article has you worried about something specific, these pages explain what we would do about it: a free Texas roof inspection to find out where you stand, roof repair and roof leak repair when it is fixable, roof ventilation when the attic is cooking your shingles from underneath, and roofing insurance coverage when a storm is involved.
After a storm, start with our hail, wind and hurricane damage assessment, or read the longer hail roof damage repair and assessment guide.
Prefer these articles in the order we published them? The roofing tips archive lists the same eight, newest first, with the opening lines of each.
We work out of Katy for Greater Houston and out of McKinney for Dallas-Fort Worth. If you would rather just ask a person, call (832) 743-8434 or see what other homeowners say in our Google reviews.
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