Roofing Blog
November Windstorms Are Coming: How to Tell If Your Roof Can Handle Another Season
It is late August, the lawn is brown, and the last thing on anyone's mind in Lacey or Federal Way is a windstorm. But the homeowners calling us in a panic every November — tarp on the truck, shingles in the yard, water coming through the hall ceiling — were all...
Skylights, Chimneys, and Vents: The Most Common Leak Points on Puget Sound Roofs
When a homeowner in Burien or Kent calls us about a ceiling stain, they usually point up and say the roof is leaking. Technically true — but in three decades of chasing leaks across the Greater Puget Sound area, we can count on one hand the times water actually came...
How Clogged Gutters Destroy Roofs, Fascia, and Foundations in Rainy Climates
Stand in your driveway during the next good rain and watch the gutters. If water is sheeting over the edge instead of running to the downspouts, you are watching the first link in a damage chain that ends, months or years later, with rotted fascia, a soaked roof edge,...
Are Gutter Guards Worth It? What to Know Before Fir Needles and Leaves Start Falling
Anyone who has cleaned gutters on a wooded lot in Poulsbo or Silverdale knows the specific frustration of finishing the job in October and doing it again in November. The trees that make Kitsap County worth living in — the firs, the cedars, the big-leaf maples — spend...
Seamless Gutters vs. Sectional: Why Extruded Systems Win in the PNW
Stand in the gutter aisle of any big-box store in Tacoma or Puyallup and you will see the sectional system laid out in ten-foot lengths, with a bin of connectors, end caps, and tubes of sealant beside it. Every one of those connectors is a future leak. Earlier this...
Moss on Your Roof? What Western Washington Homeowners Need to Know
Every August, somewhere between Bellingham and Mount Vernon, a homeowner looks up at a green stripe on the north slope, borrows a pressure washer, and takes several years off the life of a perfectly good roof in a single Saturday. We understand the instinct. Moss...
Your Fall Roof Checklist: 7 Things Puget Sound Homeowners Should Inspect Before October
There is a short window every year, usually late August through September, when the weather is still dry, the light is still long, and every problem on your roof is still a small one. By the time the first real front pushes through in October, that window is closed....
Beat the Rain: How Long Does a Roof Replacement Take from Estimate to Cleanup?
The most common question we hear on estimate visits from Kirkland to Issaquah is not about shingle brands or warranty terms. It is some version of "how long is my house going to be a construction site?" Homeowners picture weeks of tarps, dumpsters, and noise. The...
The Golden Pledge Warranty Explained: 50-Year Protection for Washington Homes
Ask a homeowner in Edmonds or Snohomish County what warranty came with their roof, and the answer is usually a shrug, or a vague memory of a brochure that went into a drawer. That is a shame, because warranties are where roofing companies differ most — and where the...
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