When looking for a home, not a lot of thought goes into the roof. There may be questions about how old the roof is or if an inspection finds any problems that need to be addressed. Short of a [...]
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 [...]
Ever walk around a major city during a rainstorm and wonder why water doesn’t just come cascading down from the top of skyscrapers? The roofs are flat after all. But they’re also designed to deal [...]
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 [...]
