Arizona Roofing News & Expert Tips

A letter arrives saying your roof has to be replaced, usually with a deadline and not much explanation. Before you call three roofers, it's worth reading what the letter actually says. It does not automatically mean the...

Two acronyms that show up on roof claims and determine a lot about what you end up paying. Here's the general distinction, with an important caveat at the end. The difference between them can be thousands of dollars on...

Roof age has become one of the more common reasons homeowners hear from their insurer, and it catches people off guard because nothing went wrong. It catches tile roof owners out especially, because tile and the...

I submit warranty registrations after every completed roof, and I see which customers can find their paperwork years later and which can't. The difference is almost always whether someone put it all in one place at the...

The most expensive misunderstanding in Arizona roofing is thinking the tile keeps water out. It doesn't. The underlayment beneath it does, and it wears out first. It does not. The tile sheds most of the water and...

Usually yes, and it's often the reason a tile roof costs less to renew than people fear. Existing tile is removed, stored and reinstalled over new underlayment and flashings, which renews the waterproofing without...

Three options at three price points. Contractors quoting different options aren't quoting the same job, which is why tile proposals can look wildly inconsistent. Ask each contractor which of the three they are quoting...

Both are common in Arizona, both last a long time, and the differences mostly show up when it's time to do work on them. Color behavior, weight, brittleness underfoot and replacement cost are where they diverge, and all...

Asphalt shingles were not designed with the Sonoran Desert specifically in mind. They work here, but they work harder. The failure sequence here is consistent enough to predict: granules shed, ultraviolet light reaches...