The Jobsite Journal - Blog

One of the most common calls we get goes something like this — someone notices a stain on their ceiling after a hard rain, or spots a few shingles in the yard after a windstorm, and immediately starts wondering if they need a whole new roof. Sometimes the answer is yes. A lot of the time it isn't. The roofing industry doesn't always have a great reputation for being straight about this. Some contractors will look at a roof with ten good years left on it and recommend a full r

If you've lived in eastern Idaho for more than one winter, you already know what the weather can do. Heavy snow, hard freezes, and the kind of wind that comes off the Snake River plain are just part of life out here. What a lot of homeowners don't realize is what all of that does to their roof over time — and how quickly a small problem can turn into a costly one if it goes unnoticed through the season. Here are the main ways Idaho winters put stress on roofing systems, and w