We would like to take this time to thank our clients for not only allowing us to assist them with their engineering investigation needs, but also for their friendship. “Thank you!” We also thank our industry associates, those who provide support services,… Read More
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Here’s a Layout You Don’t See Often (or Ever Before, for Me)
Things that came to mind at first glance: How does a roofer handle this? Did the architect see this coming? How can this not leak? Now what can be done? Answers (Guesses): He routed one valley into another. Probably not.… Read More
Congratulations to Our Tribe for a Great Season!!!!!!!!!!!!! (2016)
Congratulations to our Cleveland Indians. . Terry Francona, Corey Kluber, Josh Tomlin, Francisco Lindor, and the rest of guys did Cleveland proud. . Thank you, Tribe, for an exciting season of Cleveland Indians baseball. . Your fans at Prugar Consulting,… Read More
Happy Reformation Day – 499th Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (2016)
This is the 499th anniversary of Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, nailing 95 Thesis to the main north door of Castle Church at Wittenberg. All he wanted to do was have a scholarly discussion about these 95 issues, but others made copies… Read More
Hail Impact Doesn’t Always Damage Shingles
Just because shingles were impacted by hail doesn’t mean that they were damaged by hail. Hail damage to asphalt shingle roofs is characterized by localized loss of granules, usually somewhat circular in shape, and accompanied by a fracture or a… Read More
Blistering in Shingles
If you have ever had a blister from doing yard work or from too many swings on a golf course you probably have a pretty good idea about what blistering looks like on shingles. Blistering appears as bubbles raised on… Read More
Mmmmm, Maple Seeds
“Mmmmm, Maple Seeds,” must be what the squirrel or another rodent was thinking when one of them scratched away at the shingles leaving a broken edge (see the featured photo and Figure 1). We see this sometimes on roofs with… Read More