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Can your roof survive the summer?

Can your roof survive the summer?

There is a scene in the movie The Shawshank Redemption when a group of prisoners are forced to re-tar the roof of a building in the blazing sun. You can practically see the heat floating off of the top of the building as they apply thick coats of the black, tacky...

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How Summer Affects Your Roof

How Summer Affects Your Roof

In our last blog post, we talked about the importance of paying attention to your roof during the hot summer months. We also delved into a few of the ways the hot sun can impact your home’s most important feature. But in this post, we wanted to take a deep-dive to...

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How To Prevent Ice Dams On Your Roof

How To Prevent Ice Dams On Your Roof

When winter hits in Michigan, the cold weather can wreak havoc on your home, and especially your roof. One particular cause of damage is ice dams, which is ice that builds up on the eave of a warm roof. When the snow melts, it flows down the roof until it reaches a...

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Is Your Roof Ready For Winter?

Is Your Roof Ready For Winter?

Like it or not, winter is coming. (If you are a Game of Thrones fan, this sentence instills much excitement, but we won’t be talking about the White Walkers in this blog post.) And with winter comes freezing temperatures, brisk winds, and the possibility of snow...

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