Streaks on Asphalt Shingles

One reason that many of my customers are frustrated with asphalt shingles is the black streaks that grow on them. The streaks that you see on shingle roofs are actually a tough algae called Gloeocapsa magma. It tends to grow on the shady side, not the sunny side, because the sun kills it off…

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A Typical Classic Metal Roofing Appointment

A lot of people wonder what to expect out of an appointment to look at a metal roof for their home. Well, I can’t tell you what anyone else does, but here’s what an appointment with me typically goes like: First I would like to sit down with you and talk about your home and…

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What’s Wrong with Asphalt Shingles? (Part 1)

In the United States, the number one residential roofing material by volume is asphalt shingles, by a very wide margin. They are cheap, easy to install with relatively low-skilled labor, and last longer than most people tend to stay in a home, on average (five years). But when people have found a home that they…

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Beautiful Copper Shingle Roofing

Sometimes people ask me about copper roofing and I always tell them that “copper is like lobster: it’s ‘marlet price’.” For many residential roofing budgets that means that copper roofing is relegated to small accent areas like bay windows or awnings, but some people do use copper for their entire roof. It has a beauty…

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Hear our latest radio commercial

We’re running this radio spot on 970 WGTK in Louisville. This is just me, speaking from the heart, about issues that I hear from my customers every day. We just finished up a home show here in Louisville and once again the most common comment I heard was “Wow, I didn’t know metal roofing could…

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Cool Metal Roofing

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 included tax credits for homeowners who made energy-efficient updates to their home, including having metal roofing installed that met Energy Star criteria. Those tax credits were effective for 2006 and 2007 but have now expired and were not renewed (so far). But, cool metal roofing is STILL a great…

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