ROOFING CONTRACTOR BLOG

Let’s make a good roof even better… A heavy weight, textured, laminate shingle can add value and long life to your roof... It goes without saying that a shingle that weighs 80 pounds per bundle versus a shingle that weighs fifty will prevail over the long haul. So...

The cause of deductible variations… The premiums on a High Deductible policy are much cheaper but there’s a risk.. As with your family health insurance, or your dental insurance, or even your auto coverage. You can lower your monthly insurance costs by raising your...

Carolina Roofing Company uses EagleView Technologies that is the easiest and safest way to produce scientific, accurate and technical roof estimates. That insures measurement accuracy - particularly in cases of complex roof geometry. Also it will reduce costs and...

Introduction to Shingle Wear & Tear: The typical shingles on most homes in the Carolinas are asphalt composition, and most of those are of a type known as three-tab standard. Another popular segment are the Architectural laminated shingles. There are other types made...

Typically It’s 40 degrees or Colder..! The typical shingles planned for your roof replacement have been safely and successfully installed in cold climates for almost a century. That’s in Canada, the United States and all over northern Europe. But working in the...

COOLING YOUR HOME WITH RIDGE VENT One of the most cost-efficient methods for cooling your home is having ridge vent installed on your roof. If you’ve ever sat in a physics class and really listened; you probably remember that heat rises.  As heated air rises in your...

Those white plastic PVC pipes jutting out of your roof have little to do with your roof, and a lot to do with your home’s plumbing system.  Without that vent, and there’s one connected to every drain in your house, the water leaving your sinks, showers and toilets...

Typically Just One Day..! Several factors influence the length of time we will be working on your roof: The basic size of the roof.  In general we can install a roof of 40 squares in a single day.  That includes absolute cleanup and the removal of the dumpster wagon. ...

As you may know, there were recent hail and high-wind storms in our area. There are roofers around the country who focus on this type of work and have been labeled “Storm Chasers.” You may have heard of “Storm Chasers” on the news, or read about them in the local...