Easy Tips to Maintain Your Roof

Your roof is a big investment which means that taking care of it will allow it to last longer! Rather than having your roof break down and needing to get a new roof follow some of these times that way you can have a roof that lasts as long as possible!

Check Your Shingles: 

This is such an easy thing that you can do! Walk around your house and look to see if any of your homes shingles have fallen off. While you’re looking for missing shingles, try to find any cracks or anything abnormal to your roof. A simple walk around can be a life savor down the road.

Clean Your Gutters: 

If your gutters get clogged up and you don’t clean them, your roof will eventually pay the price! You may think that your gutters will get damaged or that flooding will occur but the water and ice build up will actually damage your roof. If you are healthy enough, feel free to do it yourself or there are plenty of professionals that will clean out your gutters for you!

Pest Watchout: 

Nothing more annoying than hearing squirrels in your attic. Keep an eye out inside or around your home and see if there is any sign of birds, termites or more in your roof. If you find anything, give your local animal control a call and then a roofer to find out where they are coming in from. If animals are coming in, that means that water most likely is too!

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