Routine Roof Maintenance Checks
One of the most important and often overlooked parts of your home is the roof. It’s important because it protects your family, and everything inside the home, from the extreme temperatures and other elements of mother nature. That is why it is critical to make sure your roof is in peak condition. While you can perform some maintenance tasks without an experienced roofing contractor, such as maintaining the gutters and removing debris, it is best to call a professional.
A professional roofer will be able to spot early signs of leaks, wood rot, and other common and costly damages that can occur to your roof over the different seasons. They will also be able more likely to see smaller details in the shingles that most homeowners would glance over, such as small craters and cracks from hail damage or curling of the shingles. By going through a roofing professional for a maintenance check you are also saving yourself money because any damages will be found and fixed before they are able to grow any worse and become more costly. For example; when leaks are left unnoticed the wooden deck under your roof can absorb the water and become rotten and moldy. Not only could that lead to a sagging roof and the need for a premature roof replacement, but it could also give the members of your family health problems and cause damage to the other parts of your home. All of that could end up costing you tens thousands of dollars more than it would be to hire a maintenance service to keep your roof in prime condition.
It is also wise to enlist a professional to perform a routine check because if you discover a roofing problem on your own, you may have to wait several weeks to get someone to come out and see you. Depending on when you find the problem, there may be a wait list that you’d need put on to get your roof checked out. During the peak season, it is likely most contractors won’t have any openings for getting quotes and it’d take several weeks for them to be able to get out and see the damages to the roof. Then, after creating an estimate and sending it to you, it’d likely be several more weeks–possibly months–until you are put on the job schedule. To get your roof taken care of as quickly as possible to avoid the conditions worsening it is best to hire a professional to do a routine maintenance check at least once a year.
