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ROOF INSPECTION NEWARK

Roofs are essential to protecting your home and everyone in it from the elements. The enemy of your home is moisture. Not only does the roof play a vital role, but the insulation and ventilation must also work together to keep your house moisture-free. In addition, roof design plays a pivotal role in protecting exterior walls and siding from the sun's damaging rays. Design can vary significantly from combination, butterfly, hip, flat, gable, shed, gambrel, or mansard. Regardless of design, moisture, standing water, durability and appearance are all areas we focus special attention towards to ensure the roof is safe and effective for years to come. Every home will include roof inspection for the following:

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Roof-covering materials
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Gutters/Downspouts
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Damage - Hail, wind, splitting
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Roof Penetrations - Vents, skylights, flashing, chimney
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Integrity of structure - leaks, slope, design, construction
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No roof construction is immune from the need for maintenance. One of the most important things you can do to maintain an impermeable roof is cleaning debris from valleys and gutters. After a storm, debris in the valleys can result in water wicking under shingles. This places the interior of the roof at risk of damage. Similarly, clogged rain gutters can result in water flowing back under shingles and roof eaves. Regardless of the composition of your roof (shingle, wood shake, tile, or metal), the best way to preserve your roof is to stay off of it! It is important to know the differences in construction and durability of roofing materials:

Concrete and Tile
Concrete roofing tiles are composed of colored, extruded concrete. Traditional tiles are made from clay. A combination of concrete and clay roofing presents a unique aesthetic appeal, but are also durable and require low maintenance. In addition, they are environmentally friendly and can be conducive to your energy budget. Installation costs can often exceed those of other materials, but the longevity, safety, and durability of tile roofing has resulted in it becoming the most prevalent material used worldwide. The ability to resist some of the most dangerous elements are unmatched when compared to other roofs. One important component of the tile roof is the sub-roof, which depends on the quality of flashing's and underlayment systems. Unlike other traditional roofs, tile roofs increase in strength over time, and can protect your home anywhere from 50 years to it's full lifetime.Whether you are a homeowner or a prospective homeowner, an essential component to keeping a roof functioning properly is maintenance. Routine maintenance should include cleaning leaves and debris from roof valleys and gutters, especially following storms. If left unchecked, valleys can develop  debris aggregation which can wick under the shingles and result in a damage to the interior roofing structure. Clogged gutters can cause rainwater to flow backwards under the eaves and shingles. This water can seep in to damage the attic or even the electrical wiring of your home if not caught early enough.

Single-Ply
Single-ply roofing membranes are synthetic materials divided into flexible sheets. These membranes include thermosets, thermoplastics, and modified bitumen's. One advantage seen with factory production is the consistency and quality seen in their sheets. Single-ply can be attached in a number of different ways and compounded for watertight integrity, extending the life of the roof. Thermoset membranes are comprised of numerous rubber polymers (most commonly EPDM, or "rubber roofing") that can withstand the sunlight and chemical exposure that damages most roofs. Thermoplastic membranes (most commonly PVC, or polyvinyl chloride) include plasticizers which allow the roof to be flexible. Durability for these membranes are mostly due to their seams which are produced using chemical or heat welding. Polyester and fiberglass reinforcement layers provide dimensional stability. Modified bitumen membranes are a combination of other roofing materials with the benefits of singly-ply formulation technology and traditional built-up roofing. Asphalt layers are fabricated using rubber or plastic ingredients ("modified") with aPP (atactic polypropylene) or SBS (styrene butadiene styrene). Modified bitumen roofs are flexible, strong, and stable.

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An overlapping tan wood roof with individual shingles showing the grain of the wood running against each other. The peak of the roof is overlaying each side with wood shingles.
Rooftop showing a chimney and overlapping metal shingles with a countryside behind it. The roof looks very durable and is tan in color.
Wood
The character and appearance seen with wood shakes offer a natural look that no other material can. The flexibility of cut, color and thickness means no two wood roofs are created equal. In contrast to asphalt shingles, the small gaps between the wood shakes allow air to "breathe" through the roof and even helps to insulate the attic. When it comes to maintenance and repair, wooden roofs tend to demand a higher degree of attention than others. Due to their obvious fire risk, some pressure treated shakes can be combined with fire retardants, but are limited in their duration of protection. Cedar tree heartwood shakes are of highest quality, but can be difficult to find. Outside of the heartwood, other woods tend to be more prone to twisting and warping, further limiting their lifespan.

​Asphalt
Asphalt roofing is the most common material utilized today. Shingles, modified bitumen membranes, roll-roofing, and built-up roofing are all asphalt products. Often it presents an economical option for residential roofing. Asphalt shingles come in four different types: strip, laminated, interlocking, and large individual shingles. Laminated shingles utilize additional layers of tabs to provide extra thickness. Interlocking shingles are most effective at reducing the damaging effects of wind. Individual shingles are shaped in a hexagon or rectangle.

Metal
Metal roofing is primarily constructed with steel or aluminum and sometimes copper, among others. Steel roofing is coated with galvanized zinc or a combination of zinc and aluminum to reduce the corrosion rate. Metal roof design includes traditional seam and batten, shakes, shingles and tiles. When it comes to rain, hail, and bad weather, metal roofs provide a solid sheathing that controls noise as effectively as any other roofing material. For ice damming at the eves, however, metal roofs are especially helpful. Although they tend to cost more than asphalt, their lifespan can range from 2-3 times longer than shingles made of wood or asphalt.
The outside of a home showing the metal roofing structure and overlaying shingles at peaks. There is a chrome vent erecting from the house towards the back where hot air escapes.

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Electrical 

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roofing

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A dark attic at floor level with sunlight shining through the sunlights further down the hall. The attic is dusty and gloomy and looks old.

attic

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Fireplace

An outdoor air conditioning unit next to a rural home with a parking lot in the background. The unit is placed on a concrete pad with wiring to a switchbox located on the side of the home. Gravel and mulch surround the unit.Picture

hvac

Home inspector using a professional tool to measure the radon levels within a home. He is wearing a yellow jumpsuit and a gas mask for protection.

RADON

A beautiful turquoise door with gold accents inside of a rustic red brick siding on a home. The building appears to be worn but the door seems new as it is newly painted.

door/window/ interior 

Many interweaving copper pipes that are soldered together and joints running them to one location. Each pipe has a shutoff valve and are lining the basement area of a home to deliver hot and cold water.

Plumbing

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