If you are chipping ice dams out of the gutters and valleys of your roof this winter, please be careful. I know it gets frustrating as we chip away at the ice in the cold, but a few slips of… Read More
News & Resources
Observations Regarding Wind Damage to Shingles
Just because a tree or portion of a large tree has been felled by wind doesn’t necessarily mean that the shingles have been damaged by wind (See the photos below of the undamaged shingles on the roof near a fallen… Read More
Happy Halloween 2015 (A Thought for Those Who Love Jesus Christ)
A thought of encouragement On this Halloween Week in 2015 for those who love Jesus Christ: . For the grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should… Read More
What is Manufactured Stone Veneer?
Manufactured stone exterior cladding system has been around since 1962, the 1920’s, or the 12th Century depending on the criteria used to establish its historical beginning. However, the use of manufactured stone cladding, especially over common wood framing, became much… Read More
What is causing the cracking in my ceiling?
We have looked at numerous single-family ranch style dwellings constructed in the 1960s where the ceiling exhibits cracking between the dining room and the living room. It’s a crack that emanates from the corner of two walls. Those of you… Read More
Shingles with Jen-U-Wine Hail Damage
We have evaluated a number of roofs this summer for hail damage. We have evaluated more roofs than most years, but not as many as in some of the past years. And now, for your viewing pleasure, I now present a… Read More
What Can Happen to Unbraced Wood Truss Web Members?
So, what happens when the web members of a wood truss are not braced laterally as specified by the truss manufacturer? When a wood truss is designed and constructed by a truss manufacturer, the manufacturer commonly provides drawings that show… Read More