This week I got a call from a customer in New Berlin who had a leak. Earlier in the week another company had come over and told them they could fix the leak for $1600. They then proceeded to replace cap shingles on parts of the roof that weren’t even close to the leak. When…
Read MoreMetal roofing has been getting a lot of attention lately. It’s supposed to be a permanent roof. In many ways it makes sense, but you should approach your project thoughtfully. Balance all of the pros and cons. Here’s a list: The Pros In hard-to-ventilate roofs, metal can allow air flow like no other roof. Depending…
Read MoreSome roofs have exposed eves which means that they don’t have soffit. Without a vented soffit, cool intake ventilation air cannot get into an attic. Ventilation is a 2-part system, intake and exhaust. Most homeowners and some roofers are only familiar with exhaust ventilation. That is the vents that you can see when looking at…
Read MoreEach year I get customers who want to be assured that their plants won’t get damaged when they put on their new roof. I’m faced with a dilemma — how do I quickly strip off thousands of pounds of shingles off of their roof, all while guaranteeing that their plants will be fine? The short…
Read MoreWater can cause damage to homes but a well-designed gutters can be a solution. How your gutter professional designs the flow of your gutters can mean the difference between having water in your basement or staying dry. Here’s a list of a few things that your gutter professional should always be looking at. Identify the slope…
Read MoreOnly 3 companies a year win the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s “Top Choice” award in the roofing category and this year Energy Masters earned a win. We’re proud to announce that we’re one of the three winners for 2016. An Unexpected Nomination We weren’t expecting to win, being a small company; but we did and we have…
Read MoreNobody wants to do a freezing temperature install. In fact, if you can avoid it, you should. Your sealants will not activate until a few hot weather days. Shingles will not lie down as nicely until warm weather allows them to relax. But sometimes there is no way around it. This is usually because there…
Read MoreThe first thing you should know is that there is no such thing as an honest “ballpark” estimate. There’s no easy answer but here’s a few things that might help you. Here’s what an installation company is looking for: Identify the location the block will be put in. Basement Bathroom Identify the purpose of the block. Privacy Security…
Read MoreInterested in a specific shingle? Type in the name of that shingle manufacturer on google followed by the word “lawsuit”. Chances are you’ll find someone who feels they were wronged, or in some cases just want something for nothing. Many of these lawsuits are from homeowners who are realizing that the cost of a roof…
Read MoreThis past spring I had a customer tell me they needed a roof but I was the only contractor who had told them that a new roof would require new gutters. Sometimes we run into situations where the original roof was cedar shake and past homeowners have added additional layers of asphalt shingles over the…
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