Category: Roof Maintenance
Your Roof in Spring: Consider Roof Maintenance as Temperatures Rise
The roof is important to any structure as it helps keep it fully functional. Often times not enough attention is paid to cleaning and maintaining it which can cause problems to develop on down the road. It doesn’t take a whole lot for watermarks and leakage to occur on a roof that isn’t properly maintained. [...]
Read moreEmergency Roof Repair: How to Have your Roof Repaired in an Emergency
Discovery of a leaking roof in your home can be quite upsetting. Your roof should be protecting the inside of your house and keeping it water-tight. It is one of the most important things on your exterior to protect you from rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Many people go into panic mode when they notice [...]
Read moreRoof Maintenance in the Winter
With a blustery winter upon us, many homeowners are making last-gasp efforts to finalizing their home maintenance projects in order to settle in next to the fire for a couple of months. One of your principal means of protection from winter weather (high winds, cold rain, snow, etc.) is of course your roof. The expectation, [...]
Read moreRoofing with and around Skylights
Skylights present a particular challenge to a roofing or reroofing project. Aside from making sure that new roof components fit appropriately around skylights, one must make sure that it is properly sealed and weather-resistant. Fortunately, Gresham Roofing has plenty experience working with custom roof features and knows the proper techniques for sealing with our certified [...]
Read moreEnergy Efficient Ventilation at WSCC
Gresham Roofing recently completed the ventilation installation to the Anatomical Sciences Building of Western States Chiropractic College. The project is part of WSCC’s overall construction of the building with an emphasis on “green” heating, cooling, and an energy efficient ventilation system. In conjunction with the College, Gresham Roofing prides itself in this installation project for [...]
Read moreUniflex Roof Coatings – A new way to be energy efficient!
Nowadays, home owners are looking for affordable ways to make their homes environmentally greener and help their energy efficiency. One of the easiest methods to cut down on energy costs, substantially improve energy efficiency, and properly seal your home is to opt for modern roof coatings. Present-day roof coatings lower energy usage by limiting the [...]
Read moreRepairing a Water Damaged Roof – Portland OR
The Gresham Roofing professionals repair a local Portland OR business’ water damaged roof. With nearly an inch of standing water in some places, the roof had begun to leak down into the store. Our roofing specialists, however, corrected the problems, with new installation and other roofing repairs. This process was both preventative and maintenance in [...]
Read moreNails or Staples when Re-Roofing?
Are you thinking about re-roofing? Are you going to do it yourself or hire a roofing contractor? There are some things about roofing that you will want to know either way. When attaching shingles to your roof, you can use staples or nails. I’ll make the first part of this simple; DON”T EVER USE STAPLES!!! [...]
Read morePortland Offers Incentives for Sustainable Roofing
Portland Roofing Incentives for Green Roofing With the warmer, Spring-like temperatures approaching, higher cooling costs are a fact of life. Today, heating and cooling costs account for more than 40% of your home’s energy bill, with much of your heating and cooling costs unfortunately escaping through your roof. To offset the increasing cost of energy, [...]
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