The roof of your home or business is a vital component of the building and is designed to handle a lot of abuse. This is important because nature can throw some pretty bad things at it including extremely high winds, dense chunks of hail and major rain storms. Plus, in certain portions of the country with heavy snow falls the roof is required to carry any excess weight from the accumulated snow. This is why roofing services in Gig Harbor, should only be handled by the most experienced of roofers. Improperly repairing or installing a roof can allow that roof to fail resulting in substantial property damage.
In the efforts to protect both home and property, roofing developers have created a variety of coverings for your home or business. Which you use will depend on the type of roof installed. For example, many businesses have a low pitch roof that is covered with sheet roofing materials, asphalt or tar for sealing and some sort of aggregate on top. This design allows large spaces to be covered for the least amount of expense. Businesses with a pitched roof like churches and other smaller buildings typically use metals on them although these aren’t the more common corrugated steel you generally see on barns.
Homes on the other hand usually use asphalt shingles as the primary roof covering. Asphalt provides the homeowner with a low cost roof covering while allowing the roofer a consistent product for easier installation. Plus, Hanley Construction Inc in Gig Harbor is easy to patch whenever it gets damaged by storms or ice. In most cases the roofer can simply remove the damaged shingles and replace them with new ones. The only drawback for asphalt is it’s limited life of twenty or twenty five years.
When promoting a longer lasting roof most contractors like Best Roofing recommend the purchase of steel roofing products. These are usually lightweight metal sheets stamped to resemble asphalt roofing or shake shingles. The steel is coated with a zinc or zinc and aluminum galvanizing process which protects the metal from corrosion. This galvanizing helps the roofing last for fifty years or more and in some cases the manufacturer will warranty the product for life.
