Preparing Your Roof For a Hurricane
We find ourselves, again, in hurricane season. For the 8th time in the last 10 years, meteorologists are planning for an above-average hurricane season. What does that mean? It means …
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Are You In The Path of a Hurricane? Or Do You Just Want to Learn About Hurricanes?
Lots of people understand whether their home is at risk of a hurricane. Perhaps you have lived in the same place for decades, in which case, you have a personal …
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What is a Gable?
A gable is a triangular portion of a wall between the edges of sloped roof pitches. Within the category of gabled roofs, the four most popular types are front gabled …
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Is The Pitch of My Roof Important?
When building a roof, there are of course many factors to consider. One of these factors is called the roof pitch, otherwise known as the slope of your roof. Roof …
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Venting your Roof in the Summer
Circulating accumulated hot air around your roof during the summer is an essential step to ensuring longevity in both your roof and house structure. Without the proper regulations, humidity has …
Read MoreCicadas and Your Roof and Gutters
They are coming. You have read the reports in the newspaper, watched the TV news. Your family and friends have legendary stories of how you battled them 17 years ago. …
Read MoreEmergency Flooding Water Removal
Spring is here. And of course accompanying the May flowers are April showers. April showers mean a deluge of torrential thunderstorms and all-day rains. this, combined with water melt from …
Read MoreWill Cicadas Damage My Roof?
The season we have been dreading is now upon us. In the next few weeks, by mid-May, billions of cicadas from brood X will emerge from ground in order to …
Read MoreHow Should I Store Things on My Roof?
At Dry Patrol our roofing division sometimes gets a version of this question: “How should I store things on my roof?” We get a lot of challenging questions here, …
Read MoreIt’s Spring. Time to Inspect Your Roof!
Keeping your roof in good repair is an important investment in your house. one of the easiest ways to stay on top of problems is to periodically inspect your roof. …
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