DIY: Screen Cleaning
Winter is the time of year when your screens and windows will get the dirtiest, so here’s some instructions on how to clean your screens and one tip on how to keep your screens and windows cleaner through the fall, winter, and spring months.
DIY: Gutter Cleaning Tools
I don’t know anyone who likes cleaning their gutters. It’s such a pain to set up your ladder, scoop out all the muck and debris from a small section, then climb down, move the ladder a few feet, and repeat the process. It’s dirty, dangerous, and takes a lot of time.
Your Roof Helps Harvey & Irma Victims
Between August 25th and August 30th, Hurricane Harvey, bringing with it a “once-in-1,000-year-flood,” made landfall three times. Houston, Texas received the worst of the intensity and nearly 100,000 homes were directly affected by the flooding. According to an NBC news article on August 30th, the death toll from Harvey was at 10, but many more […]
Why You (DON’T) Need To Get 3 Estimates For Your Roof!
We’ve all heard this conventional wisdom: “Get 3 estimates!” Many times, it’s really good advice. However, when you have an insurance claim for a roof repair or replacement, and the insurance adjuster or the insurance agent is telling you to get three estimates, is this really the wisest thing to do? I’m here to tell […]
7 Dirty Little Secrets The Door-To-Door Roofers DON’T Want You To Know: Secret #7
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET #7: We’re Fully Insured! If a “roofer” tells you he’s “fully insured,” do you know what he means by that? Most people will assume that means he has a bunch of insurance to protect himself and maybe protect you, too.
7 Dirty Little Secrets The Door-To-Door Roofers DON’T Want You To Know: Secret #6
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET #6: Collect A Deposit Up-Front Just like with roofers paying the deductible, Colorado SB 38 governs this detail, too. Roofers are not allowed to collect money up front from their customers before materials have been delivered to the property. If a check is collected, it must be held in trust by the […]
7 Dirty Little Secrets The Door-To-Door Roofers DON’T Want You To Know: Secret #5
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET #5: Have The Owner Pull The Permit If you ever are approached by a “roofer” who says he needs you to pull the permit, or gives you any excuse whatsoever for why you should pull the permit, you can bet that this is a scam and not a legitimate roofing contractor.
The Insurance Claim Process For a New Roof
Many, many of our clients have been greatly confused by the insurance documents they get when filing a claim for storm damage on their property, so we’re responding to the many questions we get about this with an article explaining the difference between these 2 policy types.
7 Dirty Little Secrets The Door-To-Door Roofers DON’T Want You To Know: Secret #4
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET #4: The “Deductible Assistance Program” Or “Referral Reward Program” This one sounds so nice and so helpful. Hey, a $1,000 deductible can represent a LOT of money for some people. Some homeowners have even higher deductibles. So when a “roofer” tells you that he can waive or rebate or pay all or […]
Transition Time In The Homestead Roofing Office
Many of you have been introduced to Josiah, our Office Administrator/Manager, during his 1 year with us. Unfortunately for us, Josiah is going to renew his full-time class load at college again, so he is no longer working for us. In his place will be Shawn Stickel.