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Residential roofing is more susceptible to damage than many commercial roofs. They are typically lower to the ground and are potential targets of harsh weather, overgrown trees, and the occasional Frisbee or softball. Spring clean-up for your roof helps to protect it and prolong its life. Below are a few tips to follow after this winter’s thaw.

5 Residential Roofing Tips

1. Check Your Gutters

The winter snow may have damaged your gutters, especially if you had icicles form from ice dams. Your gutters should be inspected to make sure they are properly cleaned out. If you did not check them after the fall season, there is likely plenty of debris left, which can clog the gutters.

2. Perform a Visual Walk-Around

Walk around your home and look for shingles around the yard. Look to the roof and see if there are missing or damaged shingles. Verify no tree limbs are brushing against your home. When the winds come, and they will on the Puget Sound, the tress can loosen or remove the shingles from your home.

3. Check for Moss

residential roofingWashington receives a lot of rainfall, so it is important to watch for moss. Moss acts as a dam and allows water to puddle. If the pooling gets serious, the water can go under the shingles and eventually enter the home.

4. Schedule a Roof Inspection

Besides the moss and shingles, you need to remove excess particles from the home. Branches can get caught under shingles, and the flashing around the chimney, plumbing vent, and static vent may have sustained damage. All of these places are potential leak spots, so hire a residential roofing expert to look at all the possible hazards.

5. Look Inside

Inspect your home for leaks or signs of water damage. Start with the attic, and then look at the ceiling in every room, including closets. If there are water stains present, call an expert to look in the attic. Where the water enters into the roof is not necessarily where it pools in the home. The water can travel 15 feet or more along beams or down wall cavities. For this reason, you can have water leaking from the ceiling of the bottom floor in your three-story home.

 

The roof of your home is one of the largest purchases you can make, so it is important to give it the best care possible. Peninsula Roofing, LLC is located in Olalla, and services Tacoma and all of Kitsap County, WA, and is an expert with residential roofing in the Pacific Northwest. Their family-owned business has given security to homeowners for over 30 years. To learn more about their services, visit them online, or call (253) 857-4441.

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