Flashing: Why It’s An Important Part Of Your Roof

Your central Ohio home’s roof is a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship. It is not a single object, but a series of interconnected parts. One part, the flashing, is seldom flashy but is still vital to your roof’s integrity.

3 More Important Layers Of Your Roof

If homes came with parts manuals, those instructions would take thousands of pages. For example, your central Ohio home’s roof is not a single piece but a group of parts connected together to function as a water-resistant shield over your home. Three necessary layers of the shield are the roof deck, ice and water shield, […]

Ventilation: Why It’s An Important Part Of Your Roof

You may have noticed that oddly raised area along the ridge of your central Ohio home’s shingled roof. Perhaps you know what it is (ridge vents), perhaps not. But do you know the part ridge vents play in the proper functioning of your roof?

Why Selecting Materials Is An Important Part Of Your Roof

You know you have to pick out materials for your central Ohio home’s new roof. You also know you have almost no understanding or interest in roofing materials. So why is it important to care about which ones you select? Selecting the right roofing materials is nearly as important as selecting the right contractor.

Insulation: Why It’s An Important Part Of Your Roof

Ah, insulation. Some central Ohio homes built in the 1960s and 70s had absolutely no attic insulation at all. Of course, a residential electrical rate of 2.6 cents per kilowatt hour (according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration) might explain that. Today’s energy rates mean no home should be without ample attic insulation.

Roofing Material: Why It’s An Important Part Of Your Roof

What is a roofing material? You look up at your central Ohio home’s roof and perhaps you wonder: What’s it made of? No matter the type of roof you have, most of it came from the earth. Metal, tile, plastic, asphalt: they all have been mined or pumped from the earth. Your home’s roofing material […]

Why Your Roof Needs These 6 Residential Roofing Layers

Prepositions are funny little things; they are words like above, below, and near. They all describe where things are in relation to other things. When a roofer describes your home’s residential roofing layers, not all of those layers may be stacked up like a sandwich; they may not be between, above, or below. They might […]

Can A Leaking Roof Really Cause Mold In My Home?

Mold spores are in every cubic foot of air, including the ones we are breathing. No worries — most mold is harmless. Yet inside a home, a leaking roof can cause harmful mold to spread rapidly throughout your attic and down into your living space. To stop unhealthy mold, you need to have a roofer […]

8 Common Causes Of A Leaking Roof

“My roof is leaking. What caused it?” You know you want to play Kinsey Millhone or Harry Bosch, acting like a detective figuring out the cause of your central Ohio home’s leaky roof. We can rule out the scheming real estate mogul under a bedsheet. But, armchair sleuths, what causes leaking roof problems?

6 Ways You Can Tell If Your Roof Is Leaking

The half-dozen ways you can safely uncover a roof leak are all easy for the untrained eye to detect. All you need is an extension ladder. And no, you need not (should not!) go on your roof.