Roofing Resources

Asphalt or metal? The right answer depends on how long you plan to own the home, your budget, and how much hail your area takes. Here is the honest comparison.

Class 4 impact-resistant shingles cost a little more up front. In hail-prone parts of the Plains, the insurance discount and longer life often make up the difference.

A Nebraska winter is hard on a roof: freeze-thaw, wind, and the hail that bookends it. Here is which shingle actually holds up.

The two most common flat-roof membranes solve the same problem differently. Here is how TPO and EPDM compare, and when each one wins.

Most single-family homes are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days. Here is what stretches that timeline and what we do to keep it tight.

Whether a roof replacement needs a permit depends on your city. Here is how it works across our area, and why you want it done right.

Roof replacement day is loud, fast, and over before you know it. Here is how to prepare and what happens from tear-off to final cleanup.

Hail rarely punches a hole in a roof. It bruises shingles in ways you cannot see from the ground. Here is what actually tells you a storm did damage.

A roof claim is only as good as the documentation behind it. Here is the order of operations that keeps a storm claim from being underpaid.

The hours and days after a hailstorm shape both your home's condition and your insurance claim. Here is what to do, and in what order.

Ice dams cause some of the worst winter roof leaks in the Plains, and they start inside your attic. Here is how to prevent them.

Roofs rarely leak through the field of the shingles. They leak at the penetrations and transitions. Here is where to look first.

A repair can buy years, or it can be good money after bad. Here are the factors that decide whether to repair or replace a roof.

Asphalt 25 to 30 years, metal 40 to 60, slate a century. What you actually get depends on hail, ventilation, and the install.

A repair can buy years, or it can be money thrown at a roof that is done. Here are the signs it is time to replace, not patch.

A roof rarely fails all at once. This seasonal checklist catches the small failures, a dried boot, a clogged valley, before they become a ceiling stain.

A full roof replacement on a typical Nebraska home runs roughly $9,000 to $22,000. Here is what drives the number and how insurance changes the math.

A roof is rarely a planned expense. Here is how financing and insurance fit together, and how to pay for a new roof without a bad decision.

A commercial roof is a business decision before it is a building one. Here are the low-slope systems we install and how to choose between them.

A commercial roof left alone fails years early and voids its warranty. A simple maintenance plan is the cheapest roofing money a business spends.

TPO is the membrane most commercial buildings reach for, and for good reason. Here is how it works and what separates a TPO roof that lasts.