How many types of composition shingles are there?

People assume composition shingles are just one thing. Black, gray, done. That assumption usually lasts until they start getting estimates and every roofer seems to be talking about a different product like they are all in separate conversations. Composition shingles…

Composite roof shingles vs Architectural Shingles

Roofing conversations always circle back to materials. Not colors first, not brands, but what the shingle itself is made of. Composite shingles and architectural shingles sit close enough in price that homeowners pause. The confusion usually starts there. They look…

Patching Moisture Intrusion Around Dormer Saddles

Sometimes you fix a roof and it still leaks like a colander. Had one customer swear they heard dripping behind their walls months after a new install. Spoiler: they weren’t wrong. Dormer saddles. The sneaky weasel of roof junctions. No…

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Patching Overlapping Flashings from Competing Repairs

Honestly, if you’d seen the roof that day—sun like a brat smearing its sticky fingers over everything—you’d think it was just another bland “patch ‘n pray” situation. Slap some flashing down, shout a curse or three, and get off the…

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Rebuilding Soffit Vents Damaged by Inhaled Ash

I swear on half a sandwich I forgot in the truck—soffit vents don’t get much love. Until they do. Until something like wildfires go puff all around and the sky turns that moonscape orange, and the birds fly quieter, and…

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