Having a chimney is a luxury for some and a burden for others. No one better likes a warm, cozy fire going when its unbearably cold and dreary, but thinking about maintaining a chimney, hearth, and fireplace can be a chore, yet there is just something about a fire crackling in a fireplace that warms
Flat roofs have been kind of the black sheep of the roofing family, here in the U.S., for quite some time. Sure, we see them all the time on commercial/public buildings, but it’s pretty rare to see these on most residential structures outside certain regions (they’re common in arid climates due to their wind resistance,
Shake-style roofing has changed since its initial use in colonial America. Wood was in abundance and it was only practical to use it for roofs of the period. Defining a traditional shake is fairly straightforward as it is a wooden shingle that is made from a split log. It is actually a board on which
A roofing system can be confusing to some as there are a list of materials that complete a whole roofing bundle, and many potential homeowners may feel that anything other than a basic shingle package is unnecessary, but repairing and/or replacing a roof goes beyond just shingles. There is more to add to the package
Roofs seem like such a mundane, everyday thing. After all, everywhere you look, you see all kinds of roofs, and aside from interesting aesthetics, you likely pay them very little heed unless they’re very shabby or damaged. Sure, you pay your own roof a lot more attention than that – at least if you’re wise
No roofing contractor worth their salt is going to try to pretend that roof replacement isn’t the most involved, costliest home upgrade you could possibly need in most cases. It’s no small wonder that the thought of this makes most homeowners squirm, and it’s why most good contractors will do everything they can to repair
Many homeowners underestimate the importance of their gutters, albeit unintentionally. Like drainage in any other system, gutters direct water and debris away from your roof, to prevent leaks, decay and overall water damage. However, there aren’t many homeowners who’re foreign to gutter problems. Over the years, one of the stereotypical drudgery chores every teen has
Re-roofing your home is something any homeowner dreads having to deal with. It’s one of the costliest upgrades a home can require, and it’s a very disruptive process that can take some time to complete properly, even for the best roofing contractors out there. Unfortunately, while we at RGB Construction very much prefer to repair
This was inevitable – carpenters measure slopes, pitches, and angles by ratios, which is less than intuitive to anyone else. Most people are accustomed to mathematical degrees (or possibly radians) if that. This is worsened by the fact that the unit of measure used in the United States is in increments of 12 when we
No homeowner is unfamiliar with the basic concerns when it comes to a roof pitch. Slanted roofs are one of the reasons most people prefer to never be up on their roof to begin with, and outside some aesthetic choices, most homeowners tend, as a result, to think “the less pitch the better”. This is
