Steep-Slope Roofing
Q & A - Adding Life to a Cedar Shake Roof
How can I make my cedar shake roof last longer? Monday evening I received this question from an old friend who lives in the Portland area. Rod asked, "I will be replacing my old shake roof this year. My roofer suggested going back with cedar shakes. Can you give me any ...
History of Roofing - Hand Splitting Shakes
Hand-Splitting shakes with a mallet and a froe is one way to make shakes but I bet it would take a long time to make enough shakes to do a roof. Today I was asked; I am replacing two rows of cedar shakes above a flat roof tie – in the ...
Q & A - Shake Roof Repair
How and when should I have my shake roof repaired? This is a common question asked here at AskARoofer. Most shake roofs start to fail after 15 years. Some sooner, some later, but most start to show age when shakes curl, split and blow off, leaving missing shakes. Cedar shakes can ...
REX Flintkote Roofing - History of Roofing
Better known as The Flintkote Company was founded in 1901 then incorporated in 1917. It was primarily manufactured of asphalt shingles but many other roofing materials were produced in the Boston Massachusetts plant. Over many years, the Flintkote company expanded into other types of services including emulsions systems to be used ...
Q & A - Do I Need Tar Paper Under My Shingles?
Is tar paper (felt) needed under asphalt shingles? Do I need tar paper under my asphalt shingles? AskARoofer was asked this question a while back by a woman and this question comes up very often. It seems this lady’s house was recently purchased and after the first few spots of winter ...
Roofing Tear Off, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The removal of a roof is probably the hardest thing about the roofing process. Tearing off a roof. Many home-owners think it is a simple thing to rent a dumpster, get some buddies together and tear off the roof. This is a great way to save some money – right? The ...
Montross Metal Shingles History of Roofing
Today lets take a look at the Montross Metal Shingle. It is a stamped sidewall and roofing panels with a couple of different designs. For the walls, a Gothic and Diamond Tile design, and for the roofs panels, the Eastlake and Octagon Shingle. I have seen another roof panel that looked ...
Tearing Off a Shake Roof
Tearing off a shake roof is a very dirty job. Today we have a few ideas that may help this job go easier for you. Most homeowners that attempt it will use a dumpster. Setting the dumpster as close as you can to the house is the best, so the roofing ...
Q & A - Asphalt Shingles, Do They Really Last a Lifetime?
Steve asked, "How long do those lifetime shingles last?" I get this question asked many times. The answer is not so easy to give because there really are so many variables that affect the performance of asphalt shingles. I know that’s not what you want to hear Steve, but it is ...
LoctFast Shingles History of Roofing
The History of Roofing featured roofing product of today is LoctFast Asphalt Shingles. Manufactured by Eggers Asphaltum Roofing Company in St. Paul Minnesota around the 1920’s. It is called a locking shingle because of its unique shape and notches that interlock at the corners creating a contiguous roofing system. These early styles ...
