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Quick Steps to Take When Your Roof Starts Leaking
There are many unforeseen issues that can happen when you’re a homeowner, and one of them is finding out that your roof is leaking. Whether it’s a persistent dripping or a relentless downpour, there are several steps you’ll need to take in order to deal with a leak properly. Contain…
The Hidden Problems Caused by Moss on Your Roof
In the warm spring and summer months many homeowners spend extra hours outdoors working in flower beds or mowing the lawn. While keeping any yard clean and tidy can add to a home’s aesthetic charm, a few extra chores can help keep your home looking its best as well as…
5 Reasons to Install New Windows Now
It may have snowed in May this year, but Upstate New York has finally hit that hot summer feeling. While we often focus on cold weather around the Rochester area, summer months can offer their own interior issues in your home and may highlight exactly why improvements are necessary. While…
Reasons to Get a Roof Inspection and Tune-Up
The best way to prevent costly, large-scale roof repairs is by keeping smaller issues from becoming larger ones. A large leak will always cause more problems than a smaller one, and regular preventative maintenance will always be preferable to catastrophic emergencies. The simplest way to make sure you’re getting the…
What to Do When a Woodpecker Starts Sharing Your Home
Spring has sprung. Even in Rochester, we are finally seeing sunshine, flowers, and birds returned from the south. But that also means that woodpeckers are out and about and not always sticking to nature, as they should. Each spring woodpeckers try to find sustenance not only in the trees but…
Leveraging Technology for Roofing Estimates
To find roofing issues, most people have to look up. Are shingles missing, curling, cracking, or crumbling? Are there water stains on the ceiling? Are there stains near a chimney, bathroom, or skylight? These details can indicate larger issues that a professional may need to assess. However, when a roofing…
Financing Options for Home Improvement Projects
It takes planning, organization, and maybe a little bit of bravery to step into a home improvement project, no matter the size. While it may be a little nerve-wracking, especially if it’s a more costly project, if you do your research and stay organized there is little reason to worry…
How to Choose the Right Contractor
Planning a home improvement project? Even a plan for minor construction, like a new roof or siding replacement, can feel very intimidating and stories of struggles and headaches are everywhere. But just because news stories focus on the negative experiences, that doesn’t mean that home improvement projects can’t be straightforward,…
Siding in the Winter Months
Winter in Rochester, New York is often when problems in the structural integrity of homes and buildings can come to light. While the weather is its own inconvenience, the fact that many people believe repairs and improvements cannot be done in the wintertime, or cannot be done as successfully, can…
The Lifetime of a Roof
Winter is often when the roof of your home is forced to work the hardest, especially in upstate New York. Rain, snow, ice, sleet, the extra weight, and moisture can often highlight problems that already exist. How can you be prepared in advance when the weather gets rough? And how…