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Moss, Debris, and What to Expect in the Great NW

May 10th, 2012 by John Carter

Watch Patrick Morin and Ernest Murry as they look at a common scene here in the Great North West.

Script

“This is Patrick and Ernest Roof Life of Oregon we’re on a 5 year old presidential asphalt shingle in Lake Oswego. This used to be all shake in here and people have been switching over to an asphalt shingle thinking that it’s going to get them out of maintenance. As we look at this roof this is the type and kind of moss that is a shingle eating moss. There are three varieties. You’ve got the roly poly kind that likes to form on the ends of the shingles. It forms a wedge and tries to break the seal of the shingle. Then you have this type which is the leafy furry ever invasive type (of) moss. And it is actually eating the asphalt shingle right off the fiberglass matt. So if this is left like this this, it’s going to take this 50 year roof and make it a 15 year roof really fast. So what we’re going to do with this roof, we’re going to first just check all of the components and then gently remove the moss and put a treatment on here that will keep it from coming back for 3 full years. If they have a debris issue which you can see by the chimney chase, obviously there are debris issues we can maintain this with compressed air on an annual basis and then just treat this thing. This is roof maintenance in the great North West. Patrick and Ernest Roof Life of Oregon.”

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Roof Ventilation: The Good, Bad and Ugly

March 8th, 2011 by Jesse Liebman

About two weeks ago, the marketing and roof consultant team attended a seminar on attic ventilation giving us additional information and knowledge about the subject to share with our clients. Today, we’d like to take the opportunity to share with you the pros and cons of different exhaust and intake products that can be used to complete your roof ventilation system.

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Does a Presidential Roof Really Save You Money?

February 18th, 2011 by Jesse Liebman

There is a growing trend in the roofing community and our client base, a shake roof is becoming a specialty item while a presidential roof accepts its position as a commodity in roofing materials. The perception is a presidential roof is easier to maintain and will look better than an old black decaying shake roof. The truth is, it does. Until the presidential roof starts to decay too.

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Felt Paper: The last line of defense

November 30th, 2010 by Jesse Liebman

Felt paper is one of the first materials put on during roof construction and one of the last materials to protect your home from the great outdoors. Yesterday we discussed three components you should be thankful for, and roofing membrane is one of them. A roofing membrane can come in several different styles: our branded synthetic underlayment or felt paper.

Below you’ll find an example of poorly installed felt paper. Poorly installed felt paper can lead to severe leaks and increased degradation.

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Three roof components to be thankful for

November 29th, 2010 by Jesse Liebman

Tis’ the season for family, holiday cheer, and thankfulness. We’d like to take a moment in between glasses of eggnog and perusing of online shopping deals to list a few things you should be thankful for that your roof provides. Your roof provides a barrier to the great outdoors, warmth for your home, and peace of mind that your loved ones are protected.

We’d like to bring to your attention three roof components that make these attributes possible. Without these components your roof can’t function properly, however if they’re properly installed and functioning you’ve probably never seen or heard of them.

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Cracks: More than just your plumbers

November 24th, 2010 by Jesse Liebman

Cracked concrete roof tile is a relatively common problem for tile roof homeowners. Understanding why cracked tile is a problem and what temporary or permanent solutions are available is key to solving your concrete tile roof issues before they become a major problem. Our roof consultant Ken explains in the video below what a cracked concrete roof tile looks like and the various options you have for fixing it.

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Hi this is Ken, Roof Life of Oregon, we’re on top of a tile roof today and we’re going to talk about broken tiles. Commonly you cannot see them from the street. You need to be on top of a roof to notice or identify any broken tiles. I have an example of one that has been broken it has been repaired, it’s like a temporary style repair, it’s not permanent, but at least its been addressed. If you see this right here, when you see a field tile, a lot of times the water is coming over this, and if this is not repaired or replaced water has the opportunity to get underneath the tile and onto the paper, so it could find its way into the home, this is a bigger issue. More common, we do see a lot of cracked or chipped tile and they’re more subtle as the corner on this one has been chipped. That could be a bigger issue if water has the opportunity to get into the tile and freeze. It will continue to break and separate this tile and eventually need to be replaced. The main idea is to keep the water on top of the tile flowing down the roof into the gutter or away from the home. Simply having us out once every three years to do an evaluation we can repair and keep the roof working well.

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Transition Metal: Letting unwanted rain in

November 19th, 2010 by Jesse Liebman

We find a lot of transition metal on roofs with a lot of it poorly installed. Today we explain and show an example of transition metal along with a solution for ensuring you don’t get a leak in your roof.

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This is Roof Life of Oregon, we’re out at a roof today taking a look at transition metal, which is the part where the metal transitions from the roof to allow water to flow freely from the top to the bottom. As you can see here, the transition metal is bent up, and this is a result of using poor fasteners. This metal should be nailed down tight, not bent up as you can see in front of us here. So the solution for this that we would do is come out nail it down using ring shank neoprene nails to ensure it’s all the way down and working right for your roof. The benefit of this is that the water is able to flow freely down your roof and wind driven rain won’t be able to get up under the metal and into your shingles which will cause bigger problems than we’re seeing here today. So the best way to cure this is to have us come out, do a full roof inspection, and we can take a look to make sure you’re roof is working right and lasting long.

As stated in the video, to ensure your transition metal is in working order a professional roof contractor should examine your entire roof and its components. Fortunately we offer free roof maintenance estimates by calling [503-925-0125] or filling out our convenient roof maintenance form.

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