Attractive Alternatives

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Whether you?re building a new home or replacing your old roof, tiling is a great alternative to traditional roofing.

• Installing a tile or slate roof gives you the opportunity to add a unique look to the house.
• This type of roofing easily lasts 50 to 100 years, making it a smart and secure investment.
• It?s a common misconception that the materials are too heavy for some types of residential roofing, but our huge selection of tiling gives you plenty of options.

Unlike ordinary roofing, tile gives you a wonderful range of styles. Whether your home?s design is classic or contemporary, you?ll find the right colors and shapes to enhance that important curb appeal. We?ll be happy to consult with you and explain the durability and the advantages of this superior roofing material.

Long-Lasting Benefits

Tiled roofs are beautiful and add to a home?s good looks as well as its value. They also have many benefits over traditional roofing and actually save you money over time.

Here are just a few reasons why these roofs are such a great value:

• Tile is very durable and lasts the lifetime of your home.
• It?s a great insulator against heat and cold, so it holds down energy costs.
• The material is fire-resistant, adding another layer of security.
• Tile holds up through the worst North Texas storms and saves on costly repair bills.

Moss has the power to attract the attention of the people who view it. It adds beauty to trees in parks, sidewalks and wooded areas. Indeed, moss definitely brings a quiet beauty to a spiritless and boring environment.

Growing Moss on a Roof

Any roof company Houston contractor will tell you that the signs of moss growing on any household roof could leave not quite the same pleasant feeling; its growth could lead to a big disaster if not rapidly addressed.

Shelby Buzzini, the owner of Summit Roof Cleaning, stated that moss was not a hazard but a pest that can cause damage to the roof and was even more detrimental to human habitats. She added that ?Most people tend to ignore it and just let it go, and then it?s too late. Then it?s taken over their entire roof.?

Moss loves shady areas including houses that are situated anywhere there is an abundance of moisture; especially cool moisture as in various locations across the country or even in hotter climates near bodies of water and wherever there are many trees that shade the roof. In areas such as this, moss has grown so heavily on the roofs that even a roof company Houston contractor would have a hard time finding out if there is a serious roof problem developing underneath.

The invasion of moss on a roof can lead to leaks and if neglected, will result in the premature failure of the roofing materials. If the roof begins to leak, it can cause damage to the interior areas of the home possibly resulting in a more serious problem and compromising the safety of the family.

How to Solve this Kind of Problem

Dan Elsom, President of Elsom Roofing, Inc., says that the best way to remove moss is to use a pressure washer. First it must be determined the age of the roof and the thickness of the moss. Elsom suggested using a garden hose and broom as a safer way to remove moss on a roof.

According to Tom Silva, a general contractor and proud member of America?s Home Improvement team, to kill existing moss, one must create a cleaning solution by mixing equal parts of bleach and water. Then the cleaning solution should be sprayed onto the roof using a garden sprayer.

Tim Carter, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist of Ask the Builder said to easily remove moss, use a standard bristle scrub brush. Brush the moss down rather than up because doing it the wrong way could destroy the integrity of the roofing system.

Moss can become a serious roofing problem, according to roof company Houston contractors. It can shorten the serviceable life of roofing materials. Heavy moss will dampen roofing materials for an extended period of time and result in rotting and erosion of the underlayment of the roof and eventually lead to leaks and premature failure of the roofing materials. The removal of moss can be time-consuming and burdensome, so preventive maintenance is the key to no more worries about rolling moss destroying your roof!

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After reading a very interesting article in The Washington Post, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-12-04/local/35625084_1_yelp-online-reviews-defamation,

I started thinking more about reviews. As a business owner, I am always thinking about reviews. I try to instill within the company, a mindset of getting reviewed is king. We all want to know when we have done a good job. To a large degree we rely on customer feedback. It can help us identify how we can improve our customer service. In a perfect world, every customer would be completely honest and tell the whole truth, no exceptions (and write us a review when it is favorable). Let?s be realistic, a customer can easily ask for additional work, beyond the scope of the contract, or the scope of the insurance loss sheet, but what happens when a customer is completely unrealistic, and uses the eminent threat of a bad review, as a tool to induce a contractor to provide services outside of the contractual agreement?

I imagine we have all dealt with a customer saying that something was broken during a roof install, only to find out that most contractors take before pictures to safeguard against such claims. I usually prefer to err on the side of?? the customer is always right?. After all, Roofing is extremely competitive and performing to a higher standard can set you apart from your competition (a lucrative position to be in). Even if it costs a few extra dollars to make a customer happy, they will often times reward you with a good review. If the balance of power is swayed in the favor of the, usually economically advantaged contractor, i.e? Eminent threat of a lawsuit for a bad review, it certainly seems to bring us back to square one.

Written by Nick Dorotik

nick@asaproofing.com

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