Roofing Service

 Roofing Service

Actually a roofing company generally provides all the roofing services that are needed to complete a roof. A roofing contractor will not usually perform other types of construction work not related to actual roof work.

A roofing contractor may offer roofing services that are related to the roofing job such as a maintenance program or inspections. If they are putting on your roof they will generally do the work on your gutters or fascia board or metal flanges or the flashing or soffits.

If you have a metal roof on a commercial building they will offer roofing services like a recoat of material or perhaps an UV coating or paint coat.

There is one type of service some roofing contractors will offer you that you do not want. That is the services of that type of contractor who appears after a heavy rain or wind event. This person may say they are a sales person for a roofing company who just happens to have some extra shingles on the truck.

So could they come by today and replace those shingles that blew off your roof in that wind storm last night. This service will have to be performed immediately or they will have to go on to the next home.

Also they would like to be paid n cash by the way. And no they will not have any real references but they may have you make a few phone calls to people who are expecting the call and are also in on the scam who are very willing to tell you how great this roofing contractor is.

This roofing contractor will not have a license and this is a limited time or one time deal just for you. They often call on the elderly who cannot get out to see if their roof really needs repair.

The price may be cheap but the work performed is also cheap. Those new shingles may be flying off the roof during the next mild wind.

Your best bet is to call a local company or even ask the city hall for recommendations. Most roofs require a permit so the city planners or permit section may have some names. You can also ask your neighbors for a roofer if they used one in the past.

Roofs are an important part of your home so choose the roofing services and roofing contractor with care

When you decide to have a new roof put on an existing home or on a new home you will be using the services of a roofing services company. What type of roofing services company you use to put your new roof on your house depends on the type of roof you decide to go with.

Most roofing services companies can install asphalt shingle or shake roofs on most homes. But if you want to install a roof like an extensive green roof on your home roof, you will need to find a roofer that has experience with this type of roof.

A green roof may either be called intensive which is a green roof that requires a lot of maintenance or extensive which is a green roof that requires limited maintenance and watering.

Most single family home will not have a green roof in most neighborhoods but if your home is in an environment that supports this type of roof then by all means go for it. An extensive green roof is generally the type of eco or green roof that is installed on a reconstruction or a remodeling home project.

A brief description of an extensive green roof is a roof that has several components. First the roof must be structurally strong enough to support the weight of this type of roof. It will have to have weatherproof material, plus a drainage mat, and then there will be a water retention blanket layer. On top of this is the vegetation growing medium which the vegetation is planted in. This medium may be pre-seeded so the plants can start to grow when watered.

The plants are typically shallow rooted and drought resistant. It may require weeding once a year but it is meant to be low maintenance. This type of roof is excellent for water runoff. In a wet climate it will usually look green.

Not all roofing companies can install this type of roof. But it is becoming a more common option for residential roofs. However this type of roof still requires a standard roofing structure with soffits and trusses and so forth. There are other roofing materials that may require roofing companies that specialize in certain roofing materials.