Roof maintenance, repair, and installation are easy when you have the best roofing services professionals on your side. Maintaining a high-quality roof is integral to the safety, property value, and structural integrity of your home. Having a professional roofing resource will make it that much easier to maintain your roof and preserve the value of your property. Consider these five roofing resources to find out how we can help keep your roof in great shape and keep your home in good condition.
Roof Shingles
It is often said wherever you read as you research shingle-based roofing materials for Houston-area roofing that “your roofing system is much more than shingles!” And while that’s true, it’s arguably the most critical part to consider for someone looking to invest in roofing systems. The lion’s share of homeowners, and we can speak for the Houston area, are worried about three things:
- Cost / Value
- Performance (Including Aesthetics)
- Coverage
Within minutes of DIY research, you realize that logically the best place to start (even with a professional roofing consultant standing next to you) is choosing the best roofing materials. This helps you determine your manufacturer, and your manufacturer helps you know what your installer options are.
In our neck of the woods, you want a go-to reliable, certified, socially-vetted, and professional resource for GAF asphalt shingle roofing systems, such as Timberline, conventional 3-tab, and GAF Upgraded 3-tab shingles.
Leak Barriers
As the name suggests, these are parts of your roofing system that protect against leaks, rain, moisture, all that liquidy stuff roofs are designed to keep out of your sanctuary. Houston is a pretty dry area for the most part, but in other parts of the country leak barriers are considered rain and ice dams.
“Leak barriers are installed on breaks on the roofing plane, such as valleys, chimneys, and where the roof meets a wall. When installed on a GAF roofing system, it is also installed under the drip edges and over the fascia, creating an impenetrable sheath under the shingles.”
With GAF we’re going to have two options, a film-surfaced like StormGuard or a mineral-surfaced such as WeatherWatch.
Ventilation & Attic Vents
Here you have a wide variety of Ventilation & Attic Vents: Exhaust, Intake, Power Vents, Gable Wall & Circular Louverse, and more including all the relevant accessories (storm collars, roof jacks, zinc moss & mildew prevention, etc.). We won’t bother trying to go through all these, but needless to say, they play critical roles in roofing systems.
TWIA – Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Are you familiar with TWIA? Though not required inland in Houston as of this writing, TWIA inspections are an integral part of building and home improvements towards the coast due to storms.
TWIA inspectors (or a suitable engineer) check out a roof installation while in progress and ensure a particular product is installed with the product’s own unique stipulations and guidelines for high-wind areas. Non-compliance with TWIA, meaning no WPI-8 Certificate of Compliance, can void your insurance and affect your mortgage. (We’ve stripped off and re-shingled plenty of brand new roofs to get TWIA compliance for homeowners whose roofer was misinformed, or from out-of-state.)
If the TWIA code and inspection are required in your area a reputable Houston roofer will tell you this and handle everything for you. Avoid any coastal county roofers who seem disinterested.
EZ Roof and Construction – Houston’s Leading Roofing Contractor
An industry-leading roofing company with over 20 years of experience in the roofing industry, you would be remiss to skip this roofing resource. Our superior customer service and exceptional roofing workmanship have made us a favorite in the local Houston community. We pride ourselves on being a multi-cultural company that is dedicated to providing the city of Houston with the highest standards of roofing services.
As a full-service roofing solutions company in Houston, we offer our customers everything that they would need to create the roof that they desire. Our services include residential roofing services, commercial roofing services, gutter installations, insulation services, 24/7 emergency services as well as storm damage inspections.
If you’re ready to jump into your next big roofing progress, be sure to use the best resource at your disposal. Don’t wait – call EZ Roof and Construction for a free estimate today!
