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Owens Corning Shingles - How does the environment you live in affect what shingles works best for your roof?

A house will look its best when the roof and gutters are both new. But we have found that there are several other benefits as well for the homeowner who prioritizes doing these trades together, instead of doing roof and gutters at separate times. Having two trades...

As part of the service we offer here at Litespeed Construction we will file an insurance claim for our clients when a job qualifies for insurance coverage. In this particular example we will need to supplement State Farm on this. The home in question has been...

   What we are going to do is remove three courses of existing shingles at low slope interface and add TPO membrane flashing back under the roof felt and over the top of the existing low slope flashing. Always use a membrane cover tape to make the TPO stick to the...

This roof had old hail damage from seven years ago.  The roof is from before the 2011 hail storm. Holes in valleys and holes in caps are causing leaks, and the roof is leaking from valley fractures as well.  The logical decision would be to have this roof replaced....

When a window is too low there can be problems.  Raising the windows here was not an option. These windows were historical period windows, which would have incurred too much cost to move for the value of the windows. These windows will get an apron flashing mechanism,...

Understanding what kind of roof a customer has is an important part of helping know one’s needs. The best way to go about making this determination is to take a core sample of the roof. Taking a core sample involves cutting a portion of the roof out in order to...

Seam tape is designed to splice together two layers of EPDM roofing to create a waterproof seal. Flashing tape on the other hand is not specific to EPDM roofs and can be used for multiple things. It is made of uncured EPDM rubber membrane laminated with a...

  Commercial flat roofs are not actually designed completely flat. For obvious reasons the roof is built with a slight pitch to keep water from ponding. Unfortunately though in time buildings shift, allowing ponding water, or in certain cases roofs are built...

This customer had a TPO roof that had sustained damage. The first step when dealing with a damaged TPO roof is to completely clean the area before attempting to repair it. A sometimes overlooked step that is necessary to assuring the process goes smoothly. It is also...

Nobody gets out of bed in the morning and says “Hey! Today is a great day to climb on my roof and clean out my gutters!”  This sort of task is usually born from necessity. Don’t procrastinate, this could result in an expensive and totally avoidable fix. The leaves and...