Roofing A House In Winter
There’s a cold front moving into our area today and I happened to walk past a crew roofing a house in winter. I don’t think this was the best day to choose to do this job, and the homeowner may encounter some problems in the future with the durability of the roof.
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #10
Question 10: What Is Ice & Water Shield? As I write this, Colorado Springs and the surrounding area is in the midst of a deep freeze with icy-cold temperatures and lots of snow. Seems like a good time to talk about a product called ice & water shield.
Homestead Roofing’s Holiday Hours
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Roof Contractors With Fake Insurance
When the roofing industry slows down in our market, oftentimes roofing subcontractors try to save money by canceling their Workers’ Comp insurance. That’s pretty expensive insurance and if a crew doesn’t have work, that’s money that a crew foreman may not be able to keep paying without some income. In some cases, the subcontractors will […]
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #9
Question 9: Should I Give A Roofer Money Up-front? We’ve talked a lot about Colorado SB38, also known as The Residential Roofing Bill Of Rights, and our local media has publicized it many times too. Many people understand that this law made it illegal for a roofing contractor to pay, waive, rebate, or discount a […]
No Garbage Left Behind After Roofing Project
We’ve been waiting for this system to get shipped to us for weeks and it’s finally here! As part of our commitment to our clients to leave their property as clean as it was when we arrived, Homestead Roofing is announcing our No Garbage Left Behind system. There are several components to this system:
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #8
Question 8: Should I Pull The Permit For My Roofer? If a homeowner hires a contractor to re-roof his house in El Paso or Teller counties, there must be a building permit pulled. If the contractor is asking the homeowner to pull the permit, that should raise some red flags, yet this happens every year […]
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #7
Question 7: My Roof Failed The County Inspection. What Do I Do? Recently Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, in El Paso County, has stated that they have made some changes to the code requirements for re-roofs. Since they have been so backed up on their inspections, there are thousands of roofs that were completed before […]
What Should You Do If It Hails Again This Summer?
It’s already shaping up to be a crazy weather season! The bomb cyclone on March 13th, followed by a tornado just east of Falcon which dumped up to 6” of hail on the north and east sides of town. Then I recently heard that Dallas got 4” hail. That’s not 4 inches of hail – […]
Frequent Roofing Questions-Question #6
Question 6: What Is A Supplement (And Why Should You Care)? If someone in the home restoration or insurance industries talk with you about a supplement, they’re not recommending vitamins. They’re referring to the act of requesting an addition to your insurance claim.