We recently held a mandatory, in-house training session for all of our roofers. Weatherbond Roofing Systems, who is a major manufacturer of TPO and PVC low slope roofing, was present to add insight. Weatherbond is Valentine Roofing’s product manufacturer of choice for low slope roofing products. We like our training sessions to be hands on so we set up …
For a while now we’ve been getting calls for roofing repairs and have had to simply say “Sorry, we don’t offer that.” But that has changed! For those homeowners that don’t need a full roof replacement, but only small repairs, we’ve got you covered. From leak repairs to small projects such as garage or gazebo roofs, we do it all. …
On Monday, December 22nd we had our first ever company Christmas party. Everyone from our roofers, sales team and office staff were in attendance. We all had a great time visiting with each other and enjoying some great food from Famous Dave’s. Thank you to all of our customers, vendors and employees for making 2014 such a success!
We recently had Marlo Holloway from An Ounce of Prevention (www.acprclass.com) come and provide first aid and CPR training for our crew leaders. They went over how to treat medical and injury emergencies, adult CPR, as well as relief from chocking. This is just another example of our commitment to continuing education and the safety for our employees.
We simply outgrew our old office space and have found a new home just down the road. Luckily we were able to get moved in just in time for Christmas. We invite you to stop by and see our beautiful new offices any time you are in the area. Our new address is 910 Industry Drive, Tukwila, WA 98188. …
We are working on a beautiful cedar shingle roof in the Madison Park area of Seattle. Cedar shingles are not to be confused with cedar shakes. Shingles are 18” high and are much thinner than shakes. Shakes are 24” high. Cedar shingles are installed at a 5.5” exposure while shakes are installed at a 10”exposure. The “exposure” as we …
When replacing your roof it is very important to replace all metal flashings. Many roofing companies in Seattle will replace your roof shingles but leave the old metal flashings behind. This causes two problems: First, the roof is leak prone in the areas with old roof flashings. You may have a new roof, but your metal flashings are old. Second, …
There are many components to installing a new roof that will last and won’t cause you problems down the road. One key component is installing gutter edge metal. By the way, this is also known as gutter edge flashing. A roof is supposed to get water off of your house and into the gutters without anything getting wet. If your …
There is a lot of emphasis given to picking the right roofing product but few realize the importance of picking a quality ridge cap. Most of the roofs we install are with CertainTeed brand roofing products. I like CertainTeed’s quality and look for their roofing shingles. But even a beautiful roofing installation using a CertainTeed product like Presidential, Presidential TL …
Here in the Seattle area, especially on the Eastside, there are many aging cedar shake roofs. We receive a lot of phone calls from homeowners with cedar roofs that are looking for an alternative. Many don’t care for the maintenance and short life span. If you find yourself in this situation, Here are a few options to consider: 1. Get …
I have run into a number of people recently who are using a spreadsheet to compare and contrast their various roofing bids. While I can see some benefits to this approach, I would add a few words of caution as well. The benefits may include stacking up each companies’ scope of work or “specs” against each other in an effort to determine …
Even though the roofing industry seems to be in an upswing, more and more liens are getting filed against homeowners. My material suppliers informed me that they are sending out liens on a regular basis. This means weekly and sometimes daily. A material supplier (Stoneway, Allied, Pioneer, and ABC for example) is the company who sells the roofing products used on …