Beyond The Shingles: A Look Inside a High-Performance Roofing System
Beyond The Shingles: A Look Inside a High-Performance Roofing System From the outside, a roof appears as a layer of shingles. However, there is a lot going on inside of a high-performance GAF roofing system. Homeowners need to consider all components of the roof to get the best value, including parts that are hidden from […]
3 Energy-Efficient Exterior Upgrades You Can do This Winter
There’s no doubt about it that spring, summer, and early autumn are popular times for exterior remodeling. However, New England homeowners tend to bypass window replacement and other energy-efficient exterior upgrades projects based on myths or bad advice. The truth is that you can remodel the exterior of your home in the winter. The key […]
4 Exterior Winter Weather Woes That Cause Energy Loss
Winter can be a beautiful time of year here in New England, but if you’re not prepared, it can also cause some major headaches for your home as well as energy loss. There are a lot of common winter weather woes that you need to keep in mind, helping you to prevent issues ranging from […]
How to Tell if Your Roof is Damaged (And When it’s Time to Replace)
How to Tell if Your Roof is Damaged (And When it’s Time to Replace) Your roof takes a significant impact from the elements every day of the year, ranging from intense heat to freezing rain. A damaged roof can pose plenty of problems—some big, some small, but they must be addressed before an insignificant amount […]
Can Your Roof Handle the Next Major Winter Storm?
When there’s news of an impending winter storm, many of us take stock of the food in our cupboards. We’ll run off to the store in a hurry to buy milk and bread along with flashlights, matches, and candles. But there is one common element we don’t think about during the hype of a snowstorm: […]
How Do Ice Dams Form?
Ice dams form when… your roof is poorly insulated and ventilated, allowing your attic and roof to heat up and melt snow that has collected on your roof. When the snow on your roof melts, it trickles down and freezes back into ice, typically at your home’s soffit (the underside of your eaves) or by the […]
The Best Exterior Home Projects for Fall
Need a fall home maintenance checklist to keep yourself on track before winter arrives? You’re making a wise choice for improving your home during the fall season. If you haven’t heard, Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a snowy, bone-chilling winter in New England for the 2021-2022 season. Not to mention, natural gas prices have risen by […]
10 Tips to Minimize Your Home’s Energy Loss
 No matter the season here in New England, it’s important to minimize your home’s energy loss as much as possible. Every homeowner knows that our region goes from sizzling summers to being slammed with months of relentless snow and cold temperatures. Now is the time to seal up all the gaps that can cause […]
5 Ways to Cut Down on Your Winter Energy Bills
Have you heard that winter energy bills are skyrocketing? National Grid increased their rates by over 100% as you’ll see in the photo below. Meanwhile, Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a brutally cold winter with three winter snowstorms. Unfortunately, this translates to energy bills that are nearly unaffordable for many homeowners throughout New England. Luckily, there […]
