Roofing Resources for Burlington County Homeowners

Written to be useful whether or not you ever call us: how roofs fail in this part of New Jersey, and how to tell what yours needs.

Maintenance and warning signs

7 min read

A wooded lot does not just mean more leaves in the gutter. It changes how the roof ages, how it is maintained and how the work gets done.

6 min read

A valley may carry half a roof's drainage through a channel a few inches wide. It is the hardest-working part of the covering.

6 min read

Debris on a roof is treated as untidiness. It is closer to a slow chemical and mechanical attack on the covering underneath it.

7 min read

By the time water drips from a ceiling, it has usually been getting in for months. The earlier signals are quieter, and most of them are not wet.

6 min read

The most common form of wind damage leaves the roof looking completely normal from the ground. Here is how to tell whether yours needs attention.

7 min read

A good inspection is mostly spent at the junctions. The middle of the roof is rarely where the trouble is.

7 min read

The honest answer usually turns on one distinction: whether the failure is in one place, or everywhere at once.

6 min read

A roof is a continuous surface interrupted by holes. Flashing is the craft of making those interruptions shed water.

7 min read

The number on the warranty and the number of years a roof lasts are two different things, and they are not closely related.

6 min read

On a low-slope roof, almost every membrane problem is really a drainage problem that has been going on for a while.

6 min read

The dangerous overflow is not the one you can see from the garden. It is the one going backwards, onto the roof.

7 min read

Most attic ventilation faults are not missing vents. They are vents that cannot draw, because nothing is feeding them.