Roof Repair vs. Roof Replacement: How to Know Which One You Need
Roof Repair vs. Roof Replacement, Not every homeowner gets that lucky with the first opinion they hear. The line between a repair and a full replacement isn’t always obvious from the ground, and the wrong call in either direction costs you — either you’re throwing money at a roof that’s already failing, or you’re replacing […]
5 Red Flags That Tell You a Roofing Contractor in Newton Is Not Worth Your Money
5 Red Flags That Tell You a Roofing Contractor in Newton Is Not Worth Your Money. In June 2023, a homeowner on Walnut Street in Newton Centre signed a roofing contract for $18,400. The contractor arrived, collected a $9,200 deposit, and stripped her roof down to bare decking on day one. Then the crew did […]
TPO vs. EPDM vs. Modified Bitumen: Which Flat Roof System Is Right for Your Newton Building?
A property manager in Newton Centre called in February 2024 with a problem that had been building for three winters. The flat roof over her four-unit residential building on Langley Road was losing a battle with ice and freeze-thaw cycles. The previous contractor had installed TPO six years earlier. It looked fine. No visible tears, […]
Storm Damage Roof Insurance Claims Guide For Newton, MA Homeowners
Storm Damage Roof Insurance Claims Guide for Newton,The nor’easter hit Newton on a Thursday night in January 2024. By Friday morning, a homeowner on Walnut Street in Newton Highlands had three inches of water pooling in her second-floor hallway. An ice dam had backed up under her shingles overnight, and the ceiling beneath her master […]
How to Choose a Roofing Contractor in Newton, MA Without Getting Burned
How to Choose a Roofing Contractor in Newton, MA Without Getting Burned. A Newton homeowner named Carol called last October, three weeks after signing a contract with a roofer who knocked on her door the day after a nor’easter rolled through Middlesex County. She paid $4,200 upfront. The crew showed up once, pulled off half […]