Click here for a downloadable .pdf The Pacific Northwest is truly four-weather season territory. With rain, snow, wind, sun, and ice – sometimes in the same week – our shingled roofs [...]
For residential applications, most roofing materials come in shingles, roof tiles, or membranes (flat roofs). The base material for these options depends on the look of the home. Quick flip [...]
While architecture changes from home to home – Craftsman to Victorian to mid-modern to Tudor – there are basically two types of roof structures: flat or low-sloped and pitched. The [...]
Although not as popular as a sloped roof structure, flat roofs offer a certain aesthetic that some homeowners adore. Popular throughout Europe, flat roofs didn’t gain mainstream appeal until the [...]
Other than certain size sheds or decks, almost everything that’s built in the state of Washington has to go through a permitting process. This involves turning in plans, addressing code [...]
Mostly found on manufacturing or other commercial building roofs, there are still a small number of residential homes that utilize a flat roof. Found throughout Europe, architects from a century [...]
Although flat roofs have been used throughout the centuries, they are considered a relatively new, stylish look for residential homes in the United States. Very popular in the 1950s, the [...]
Roof flashing is an important part of protecting your roof from leakage. It acts as a diverter between roof joints and prevents water from getting under the roof shingles. Living in the Pacific [...]
As roofing materials become more advanced, residential roofs are lasting longer and longer. But at some point, especially in wet climates like the Pacific Northwest, damage may lead to a leaky [...]
Your roof plays an important role in protecting you and your family from the four-season weather of the Pacific Northwest. While you may only see the composite asphalt shingles, cedar shakes, or [...]
