Homeowners should not wait until tragedy strikes to become educated on what is the safest choice in roofing options. A little homework now can save you thousands of dollars and heartache, and perhaps help prevent a catastrophe in your life. Wood shakes were once the choice for upscale homes in latter part of the 20th century – architects used them to differentiate custom homes from the standard tract homes that used composition asphalt shingles. Builders used them as an …

Doug put a new roof on his colonial last spring. He wanted to update the look of his home and increase its resale value. He chose the color and style that matched his taste. Doug knew that roof shingles serve a purpose other than to complement a building’s architecture. They, more importantly, control the majority of the roof water by means of shedding water down their overlapping courses and into a gutter, or off the edge of a roof overhang. However, Doug did not know …

As a homeowner, you are not legally permitted to perform your own renovation work, with the exception of the electrical, but it is strongly recommended amateurs not do this as disastrous results can occur.