Top 5 Attic Venting Concerns for Kansas City Roofing Customers
The Roof Assembly Ventilation Coalition (RAVC) has prepared a helpful brochure (click to download) about the “Top 5 Attic Ventilation Homeowner Concerns.” The brochure promotes the many benefits of attic ventilation, which is an important concern when you’re having a new roof installed on your home. Read More
Overland Park Roofers Complete New Roof with Timberline® ArmorShield™ II
Kansas City-area homeowners trust the Roofing Man to install the highest quality shingles with the highest quality workmanship.
In June 2013, Overland Park homeowners on 121st Terrace chose the Roofing Man to install Timberline ArmorShield II shingles from GAF on their roof, in the Barkwood color. Read More
New Kansas Roofing Law in Effect July 2013
The Roofing Man, Inc is a Registered Roofing Contractor in Kansas (Certificate #13-115289)
A new Kansas law took effect in July 2013 which requires roofing contractors to register annually with the attorney general’s office before they can be paid for their work. The new law was enacted this year by legislators and is designed to protect consumers.
The law says that roofing contractors must obtain an annual certificate from the attorney general’s office to solicit business or collect fees for residential or commercial jobs. Read More
Overland Park Roofing Customer Spotlight
One of the things that Overland Park homeowners Sarah & Colin Humphrey liked about their home when they bought it in 2007 was that it had a brand new, “50-year” roof. They wanted a home that would be safe and sound for their growing family that wouldn’t require a lot of maintenance or additional costs.
The Hail Storm ….
Flash forward to Spring 2009, and a typical Kansas City hail storm did its worst to their roof. In addition to damaging the composite shingles on their Overland Park roof, their window screens were dented, one window was broken, the gutters were knocked low and the backyard swing set and wood fence were dented and marred by hail.
Of course, roof hail damage is hard to see on a composite roof if you aren’t trained in what to look for, and especially if you’re just looking from ground level. They assumed their Overland Park roof was just fine, especially since they were told by the Realtor that it was a “50-year” roof. That is, of course, until they noticed all their neighbors were getting new roofs installed. Read More
Did your roof suffer wind or hail damage in Kansas City last night?
Severe storms in the Kansas City area caused power outages, damaged trees and wind damage roofs across the Kansas City metro area last night (May 19, 2013). Over 50,000 Kansas City area residents lost power from KCPL and I know some still had no power this morning, which makes for a tough Monday morning getting the kids off and getting into work on time.
We hope that your family stayed safe and that the storms didn’t impact anyone’s high school graduation parties or other weekend events too badly. I know that we were happy to get our kid’s soccer games in early in the day so that we were home safe when the storms hit. However, those 60+ mile per hour wind gusts were quite dramatic when they came through our neighborhood and we were happy that we’d recently had some dead limbs trimmed out of our trees. We were glued to the news watching the storm path and were glad the damage wasn’t as bad as it could have been in the Kansas City area.
How to Identify Roof Hail Damage
Fortunately, hail damage doesn’t typically cause actual holes in your roof after a big Kansas City thunderstorm. From the ground, you probably won’t even notice hail damage on your roof. Read More