What's the best way to combat air pollution? Install smog-eating roofing tiles. SMOG-EATING Technology roof tiles--or SET Roof Tiles--do just that: eat smog. Well, not so much eat, but reduce, at any rate. Made by Boral Roofing (formerly MonierLifetile), the SET...
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DaVinci Roofscapes at IBS
With winter upon us and temperatures plunging across the nation, many exterior home renovations are on hold. But with DaVinci Roofscapes' synthetic roofing tiles, installing a new roof can be done year-round. The roofing tiles do not have any freezing/thawing issues...
Shingle Warranties
To take out a warranty on your roofing shingles or not to? That is the question. According to TheRoofery.com, the answer should almost always be "no." Shingle warranties only cover manufacturer defects, which are such rare occurrences that Andy Talley of Apple Roofing...
Roofing Scare Tactics
Feazel Roofing didn't win many friends when they sent out a mailing falsely telling recipients their roofs were defective and required a $49 roofing inspection. That was bad enough until someone in their organization posed as a customer and defended the company....
Waterproof Homes for All
At long last, the entire building industry admits that the exterior components of a house constitute a whole. There's no longer a reason to think roof guys only care about roofs and siding guys only care about exterior sheathing and cladding. As of this spring, the...
Hot News for the Photovoltaic Tile Roof
If you're looking to go carbon-free or carbon reduced, look no further than the roof for your technological upgrade. The Complete Solar Roof from solarcentury generates electricity and hot water through its photovoltaic roof tiles.The tiles arrive pre-assembled and...
Dam It
Here in New England it’s been a crazy winter—50’s one day, minus 80 the next. This freeze-and-thaw scenario is what ice dams love best, trapping water on your roof where it will inevitably find a way into the rafters and beyond. My fix has been the typical series of...