The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #5
MISTAKE #5: Not Knowing What Your Deductible Is Imagine your house is damaged by hail, and you file a claim with the understanding that you will be paying your $500 deductible as part of the claim. The adjuster comes out and does his assessment of your damage, tells you that your insurance company will be […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #4
MISTAKE #4: Using A Roofer Who Offers To Pay Your Deductible It sure sounds good when a roofing contractor tells you that he will take care of paying your deductible, right? I mean, that could save a homeowner hundreds, or even thousands of dollars! But did you know that this is illegal in Colorado? On […]
Someone Told Us We Saved Their Daughter’s Life!
As part of almost every insurance roofing job we do, we end up replacing the rain cap on top of the furnace vent pipe. In most cases when hail has damaged the roof, it will also damage the cap on the furnace pipe. Most insurance companies will include this part in their claim to have […]
Dam Problems On Your Roof In The Winter
Even though this Fall has been temperate and mild, winter will be settling in soon with its frigid temperatures, snow, and ice. That, combined with the clear skies and sunny days we get sets the stage for a roofing problem known as an ice dam. The last couple of years, but especially in the winter […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #3
MISTAKE #3: Not Using A Local Roofing Contractor Did you know that there are several software apps for computers and devices that will track hailstorms and report to the user where a storm has occurred? The reports include the specific areas and even the size of the hail that fell. Storm-chasing roofers use this software […]
The 12 Biggest Mistakes Most Colorado Homeowners Make After A Hailstorm And How To Avoid Them: Mistake #2
MISTAKE #2: Letting A Door-knocker On Your Roof Not every roofer who knocks on your door is going to rip you off, but every “roofer” who is going to rip you off is going to knock on your door. This is because most of these unscrupulous “roofers” have no ties or relationships established here, so […]
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 […]