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Commercial roofing systems that have safety rails will have several possible on-going issues.   The rails need to be monitored for rust and rot.  This can require major overhaul and replace of the railing systems if maintenance is not developed. Penetrations need to...

  The sidings falling!  Cement board siding is a great product, but will still fall short when installed improperly.  These buildings have siding coming loose everywhere you look. The installers failed to use a moisture barrier, missed the studs while nailing, and...

This owner called about a roof leak at a valley to wall flashing. Upon inspection, there are a number of deficiencies in this roof. The chimney flashing is bad, several ridge caps are worn out, and the valley is leaking because of poor workmanship.   Knoxville TN has...

  These inexpensive rubber roofs are made to last around 15 years.  Patches peal up, corners roll up, laps fail and metal separates from membrane.  Ponding water does not help at all and EPDM does not do well with standing water.   Seam tape, lap tape, cover tape, and...

Your insurance company will be required to pay for damages occurring to your property from storms.  They are not required to pay for old or leaking roofs, leaking gutters, or lawn mower struck siding.  The storm damages are specifically covered in your policy...

A homeowner had a section of roof roughly 18’ by 25’ replaced including new decking. Hclips were not properly placed in between each sheet of OSB decking to provide support at joints between rafters. As suggested by a home inspector the owner had contractors return...

    Granted, these are older materials here, but this property has a lot of roof leaks.  In order to bring this property back, we will strip the cedar shakes, strip the foam commercial roofing system and add back our new gear. We are proposing a GAF or Genflex 60ml...

We recommend cleaning gutters 3 times  per year, with one of these possibly being a check up.   Having debris in your gutters can cause them to backup, rot, and fall off. Gutter failures can also cause your roof to leak.    In this example this owner needs gutters...

  This owner has five year old hail damage and is dealing with new leaks.  The old hail scarred and damaged her shingles. It was years after the storm that she finally started having these leaks and knew she needed to have her roof replaced. Because her gutters are in...

Get a sample of the old metal soffit.  That will help with metal fabrication and with color match on sheet metal.  A color metal color chip sample will assist if needed. We use an in house metal brake, to fabricate the new metal soffit.  If you can’t get a sample,...

  This apartment complex had a mail truck back into a roof edge.  The roofs are newer, so they are definitely repairable. There is some soffit to replace that is damaged.  The first 2 rows of shingles will come out where they are damaged. This repair will be new drip...

The valley of a roof is the area that gets the most impact from rain. The result is that these areas are more high risk for leaks. Ice & water shield rather than just felt should be placed inside the valley to add extra protection. In a woven valley like this one,...

    Litespeed Construction repairs roof vents all the time. Sometimes we can repair, but in many instances we have to replace them. This particular vent is an exhaust vent and might be at the end of its life due to it being smashed. When a vent has been smashed like...

    Mansard roofs can be problematic for shingles when the correct shingle is not installed.  This client is worried that re-roofing with shingles is going to have the same issues and wants to get an estimate on standing seam roofing.  Both materials can be a great...

1. Chimneys that are more than 3 feet down from a ridge line will need what is called a cricket.  A cricket is a slope built into the backside of a chimney to shed the water away. 2. The slopes need to be step flashed correctly.  There are several test to see if the...

Ice and water needs to go down first before synthetic underlayment. This roof is going to get a GAF golden pledge warranty, so we used GAF synthetic and GAF ice and water. Ice and water is a peel and stick product that goes in valleys and seals around nail heads....

Is it worth spending money to install gutter guards if you still have to clean them sometimes? If you are sick of climbing a ladder to scoop leaves out of your gutters, there may be an answer for you. Gutter guards and covers are essentially designed to act as a...