In many cases a new Houston roof or roofing project is the first big scale project that our customers face as homeowners. As with most big decisions, not having enough information can leave a customer insecure with their roofing contractor and can cause undue headaches. To help alleviate some of that pressure, we have compiled…
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Besides surging in popularity every year and great esthetics, metal roofing has many added energy efficiency benefits to offer home and business owners. A recent trend in roofing is to apply paint or color to roof, also known as a painted metal roof or “cool roofing”. Most commonly associated with LEED certification programs and green…
As we discussed in part 1 of our two part series on hail, damage done to the roof by hail may not always look usual and can often be confused with other issues. A big key characteristic to knowing whether or not you have hail damage is in the way the individual shingles are damaged.…
During this time of year and over the next several months, Houston and the surrounding area will experience moderate to heavy hail. As usual with this area, we expect hail almost year round. The reason we see hail so often in Bryan roofing is due to the warm air coming off the Gulf of Mexico…
Overhangs and shades are pretty to look at; however, they are not installed only for their visual appeal. When properly positioned and installed by a Houston roofer, overhangs and shades work as a natural indoor climate controller and can increase the house’s lifespan by protecting it from damage caused by any type of precipitation. …
Through the winter months, even though it may not necessarily feel like it, there is plenty of moisture in the air. The moisture in the air and on the surface of the roof actually piles up in layers, much like that of an iceberg. As the moisture continues to accumulate, the water undergoes a fundamental…
We witnessed some pretty interesting events this past year of 2012. We saw Obama and Romney go head to head in the presidential election, we saw Johnny Manziel “Johnny Football” from Texas A&M win the Heisman Trophy, we found out that the Mayan Calendar just repeats itself and did not mean the end of the…
Schulte Roofing has once again been named the Best Roofing Company in the Brazos Valley by the Eagle Newspaper Readers’ Choice Awards and Best Roofing Service by Best of the Brazos Valley. This is the 4th consecutive year that Schulte Roofing has been awarded both the Readers’ Choice Awards and Best of the Brazos Valley…
The extreme cold temperature and heavy snow in the winter season do a great damage to various areas of your house, and roof is one of them. Roof problems, if overlooked, can easily turn from bad to worse. So, in order to ensure that your roof withstands the cold weather, it is advisable to take…
Copper has been gaining popularity in the roofing industry, probably because copper has so many benefits and advantages as a roofing material. Copper roofing is for everyone. Typically when people think of copper roofing, they picture downtown skyscrapers or fancy commercial buildings with shiny copper rooftops, but a growing number of residential homes are discovering…