Is Your Roof Prepared For The Summer Weather?
With the winter storms and spring showers behind us, it can be tempting to think that your home’s roof has the worst behind it, and now has a little bit of time to relax. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth. While your roof has survived the long and cold winter months and the wetter spring months, the summer months bring their own unique set of difficulties for your roof and its own set of challenges. Your roof can take quite the beating over the course of the summer months, what with the higher temperatures and some of the stronger summer storms that can come through the area, and for that reason it is important to take this time now before summer gets into full swing to make sure that your home’s roof has what it needs to be prepared for the months ahead of it. In an effort to help make sure that all of our valued customers have the service and the information they need to make sure their roofs are prepared for the months ahead, our team of experienced professionals have taken the time to put together this short list detailing a couple of the things you can do now to make sure that your home’s roof is prepared for the coming summer weather.
Take A Look Around
With the weather warming up, now is the perfect time to get outdoors, get up on your roof, and take a look around. During this walk around, you will want to make sure that you are taking note of any overhanging tree limbs, whether they are dead or alive. If a strong enough storm comes through the area, these tree limbs can turn into a serious liability, potentially resulting in thousands of dollars worth of damage if they were to fall on your home and damage your roof in any way. Even healthy trees can shed their limbs during a strong enough storm, so it might be worth taking the time now to either get up there yourself or call in a professional who can help you trim those branches that are a potential danger to your home back so that they aren’t quite as much of a threat.
Clean Out Your Gutters
When it comes to water damage occurring on your roof, there are more ways for it to happen than just being pelted with rain. If you don’t take the time to ensure that your home’s gutters are properly cleaned out, you could find yourself with blockage in the form of leaves, branches, or a number of other things that could cause rainwater to pool on your roof instead of being drained down and away from your property. When water pools like this, it tends to seep in under your shingles, leaking down into your attic and the other areas of your home. In addition, the extra weight of this water in your gutters without anywhere to go can actually cause them to collapse and damage your roof in the process.
Get An Inspection
One of the best things you can do for your roof before the summer starts in earnest is to have a professional contractor come out and perform a roofing inspection. During the course of this inspection, we will look for any potential problem areas and get them fixed before they have a chance to cause any damage to your home or develop into something more serious. Having an inspection performed on your roof is one of the best forms of preventative maintenance that you can have done to your roofing, and can even net you a discount from some insurance companies out there.
