Rory's Blog: Roofing Tips & Resources

There are several steps you should take in the process of hiring a qualified roofing contractor or any contractor for that matter. 1. Use local contractors. Just because a company has a local phone number does not always mean it is a local company. You can check with your local building department.  Pueblo Regional Building Department  has a great site. From here you can see if your contractor is licensed and what the business address is, if they have insurance and if they have permits that have been pulled and have failed inspection or have any jobs not completed. This last not completed may not mean the

Colorado Springs has a website dedicated to fire mitigation  This is information is vital to all those that live in heavily wooded areas.

A lien waiver is a type of legal document that relinquishes a person’s or business’ right to place a lien on another party’s assets. In many cases, lien waivers are used by mechanics as well as by contractors. Once a customer has paid in full they may be given a lien waiver showing that the contractor has no right to lien the property. A lien in essence is a bill attached to the home. Amongst other things it means the home can not be sold or refinanced without the encumbrance being paid. A lien waiver states that the bill has been paid and the contractor no longer has the right to

It’s a dark, stormy night the wind is howling and rain is beating against the window pane, lightning cracks, thunder rolls and you snuggle under the covers grateful that you are safe and warm.  “But, ARE YOU”?

Roof ventilation is the most important part of the roof and the least understood and when done properly it helps eliminate the beautiful icicles that dangled from the eaves of our childhood homes, which is actually a good thing.

The 85th annual Pioneer day celebration and Junktique sale in Florence, Colorado this weekend and the Chile and Frijole festival in Pueblo next weekend. The trees are starting to change colors in the high country and it’s a great time for a drive through the mountains. With so much to do it’s easy to forget about seasonal roof maintenance and repairs.

Should you worry about snow on your roof? I know we just passed Labor day and most of us still believe it is summer. So why am I talking about snow on your roof? Some of the old cowboys in the area are telling me to expect record snowfalls this year, (something about a fuzzy worms being fuzzy earlier than normal).

Tis the season to remind everyone about the benefits of proper roof ventilation. Let’s face it how often do you really look at your roof during the year? Maybe when you are hanging Christmas lights? That is a great time to really look at your roof.

Roof leaks can be difficult to find and rarely happen directly over where you find the damage. The reason for this is that water finds the path of least resistance and can flow under roofing material or along rafters. Believe it or not, flat roofs can be more difficult to find a leak in than steep roofs. In most cases you have no access to look at the underside of the roof deck to determine where the leak starts.

With the recent Waldo Canyon, and other Colorado wildfires I am asked what is the most fireproof roof? I also get questions about putting concrete tile on an existing roof.