Arizona Roofing News & Expert Tips

These are two different things that get talked about as if one substitutes for the other. Temporary protection stops water entering while conditions or materials prevent a permanent fix. It is not a repair, it does not...

A roof goes a decade without a drop inside. Then one August storm and there's water on the hallway ceiling. What changed? The storm did not usually cause the leak. It found one that had been developing quietly through...

A few broken tiles after a storm look cosmetic. They're often not, and the reason is what sits underneath. A displaced tile exposes the underlayment beneath it to direct sun and rain, and that layer is what actually...

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...

Roofs get replaced in Phoenix summers routinely. It's not ideal, and sometimes waiting isn't an option, so here's what actually changes. Crews start early because roof surface temperatures make afternoon work unsafe, so...

People ask whether a lighter roof will make the house cooler. The honest answer is that it's one of four things that interact, and usually not the most important one. Insulation, duct condition, air sealing and...

Cool roofing gets sold hard in this market, sometimes with numbers attached that nobody can support. Here's what the technology actually does. Reflectance and emittance are real, measurable properties and we will give...

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...

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...