Month: December 2018

Getting Ready for Your First New Roof

Even if you won’t be doing the actual work, you’ll need to know what to know before you have your new roof installed. There’s quite a bit of work that has to happen before any work is done. Replacing your roof just requires you to go out of your way so you have the best information, and this will allow you to make the best decisions that will work to your favor.

So we’re talking about you getting a new roof for your house. Probably the first thought you had about getting a brand new roof was followed by how you’re going to do this. Then this means you will have to find a way to select the roof contractor or at least begin looking for one, and the usual thing is to simply grab the phone book and look in the yellow pages. And I guarantee you’ll be overwhelmed because unless you live in a very small town, you’ll find dozens of them, but what you can also do is go online and do a local search for them, too.

The most important initial question you have to ask your self is if you are positive that an entirely new roof is what you have to get. It’s hard to speculate, and you just need to assess your roof. If you bring in a roofing contractor, depending on who he is you may get a recommendation to replace the roof, completely. If you are not sure or happy with the contractor advising you, then you can always talk to another one. Call around and talk to different roof contractors, but just be advised they will all vie for your business.

Checking under the roof, so it’s the attic, is always a smart thing because you may discover you don’t have any. No matter how you get this done, it’s important that it is performed so get assistance if needed. It’s always good to have work done when you have people there, and in this instance the contractors can install any type of insulating material in your roof. Maybe you have heard of the spray type applicators that are foam and expand, and you can go with that or another kind. While you’re at it, simply lay down plywood and secure it with nails and you’re good to go. Think twice about hiring any contractor to install your roof because you just have to due some good diligence. No – not all contractors are created equal, and some are more honest than others.