Hello summer! We hope everyone is enjoying the long-awaited sunshine that summer brings to our area. However, in the midst of enjoying your summer activities, it’s still important to keep an eye on your roof to check for any damage or vulnerable shingles. A leaking roof is a fast track to a ruined summer. To help you know what you look out for this summer, the residential roofing pros at Boak & Sons are sharing the top 3 causes of shingle damage.
- High humidity
Our service region covers everything from Cleveland, Ohio to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone who lives in that region knows that we get some serious humidity during summer months! That humidity can cause condensation to settle between your shingles. If that moisture reaches your roofing deck, which is often made of wood, leaks and rotting can set in over time. Our residential roofing pros are fully aware of how humid our summers can be, so give us call to talk to one of them about how we can help protect your shingles from humidity damage.
- Heat damage
Your roof takes in a ton of sunlight during the summer months. That’s a lot of heat directly hitting your shingles! We all know that the sun’s rays can cause certain materials to get so hot that they fade, warp or even crack. Older shingles or a roof that already has some damage can be extremely vulnerable to heat damage during the summer. If your shingles take too much heat for days at a time, they can become dry and brittle which may cause them to crack. Our residential roofing pros install some of the highest quality shingles that are manufactured to withstand extreme heat. To learn more about the shingles we install, you can visit our roofing products page on our website or call our office to talk to someone in our residential roofing department!
- Storm Damage
We may not live in Tornado Alley, but our region is definitely no stranger to serious storms. Summer can bring some incredibly destructive storms which can take major tolls on a roof. While Mother Nature does not exclude any roof, new or old, older or already compromised roofs are definitely more susceptible to storm damage. If your roof hasn’t been repaired or replaced in a couple decades, it’s never a bad idea to call the residential roofing pros here at Boak & Sons. Our estimates are free, so you have nothing to lose! But don’t worry – if your roof is damaged in a summer storm, our residential repair crews are experts in getting your roof back to good as new.
There are multiple things the summer can bring that might put your roof to the test, but these three are the most common issues we’ve seen. We don’t want you to stress this summer, so give our residential roofing pros a call to have them take a look at your roof. We’ll give you a free estimate to help make sure your roof stays solid all summer long. Call us at 330-793-5646 or fill out a contact form on our website!
