How to Prepare Your Home For Spring

The Spring season officially kicks off tomorrow, March 20th and with it comes new weather, primarily sunnier days as well as those Spring showers that we’re all too familiar with here in Puget Sound. The fall and winter months can be especially hard on Northwest homes, sometimes revealing issues that may have not been present or easily seen before. From ...

How Women are Making Positive Impacts on the Roofing Industry

When you think of construction you don’t often think of women and that is probably because women only make up about 10% of workers in the construction industry and only about 0.5% of roofers, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The real story is that women are making a positive impact in construction and roofing, inspiring other women ...

Duration Max Shingle Roof Replacement Project in Normandy Park, WA

Composition roofs are by far the most popular and widely appealing style of roof installed on homes throughout the Puget Sound region. Asphalt or Composite shingles are an excellent and cost-effective roofing material that is very effective in protecting a wide range of home styles while also being easily paired with existing paint colors, gutters, accents, and more. Composition shingles ...

Top Design Trends for 2021

This year experts are expecting to see some new trends emerge in home design. Read on to see what some of the most anticipated trends are for 2021.  Exterior Mix and Match This year will give rise to a mixing of materials and textures for the home’s exterior. 2021 is looking like a great year for home improvement and if ...

7 Tips for Choosing a Reliable Home Contractor

When beginning home renovations or home improvements, the contractor you hire can make the difference between a great experience or one that leaves you underwhelmed. The residential contractor in charge will manage labor, work with various vendors to secure materials, and oversee all the logistics of the project from start to finish. A great contractor will guide you through your ...

Top Home Improvement Projects to Put on Your List for 2021

After spending a year at home most of us have created an expansive to-do list. Now that a new year is here, let’s prioritize that list because there are some home improvement projects that you should plan to tackle first in 2021. Whether they provide the best return for your investment or create a big change on a budget, these ...

I am Grateful For – Valentine Roofing Thanksgiving Employee Features

With it being Thanksgiving week, we wanted to take an opportunity as a company to reflect and share some of the things we’re most thankful for this season. At Valentine Roofing, we’ve experienced a year of success and growth, as well as many challenges. Overcoming and adapting to these challenges hasn’t always been easy, but with a team full of ...

What to do After a Storm Hits Your Roof

Stormy weather is an unavoidable part of life here in the Pacific Northwest. Heavy rain, wind, and the leaves and debris they bring can take a toll on Seattle area roofs. Most of Western Washington and the Puget Sound see consistently heavy rains for about half or more of the year and receive over 42 inches of rainfall on average. ...

Prevent, Defend, Extend the life of Your Roof

AFTER The roof is your home’s first line of defense against the harsh outside elements. With November in the Puget Sound bringing increased rain, wind, and colder temperatures - it’s essential to ensure your roof is performing optimally. If left unmaintained moss, leaves, and debris will wreak havoc on a perfectly healthy roofing system, causing damage that is otherwise preventable ...

4 Ways Gutters Protect Your Home

The transition from Summer to Fall brings heavy rains, wind, and debris to the Pacific Northwest region that can cause damage to your roof, siding, landscape and more. An efficient seamless gutter system is essential to protecting your home throughout the year, in every season. Washington state receives about 38 inches of rainfall per year on average and over 100 …

Design with Pacific Wave, the Color of the Year

Each year a color emerges as the industry favorite in the home improvement market and this sets a tone and for which styles and trends many homeowners will choose in their design process. In 2020, the shingle color of the year chosen by our industry partner Owens Corning is “Pacific Wave” which features blue and grey hues which are calming …