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How to Choose The Right Roof For Your Home in Colorado
Your roof is worn-out and it’s time for a new one. Maybe you’re wondering if there’s something that lasts longer than traditional asphalt shingles. Or, maybe you’re tired of all the maintenance that comes with wood shake and you’re hoping there’s something more maintenance-free. How to choose the right roof for your home can be…
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Best Asphalt Roofing Shingles for Colorado
Quick Answer: The best asphalt shingle roof for Colorado is the one that’s Class-4 impact rated and 130mph or more wind resistant. That’s Owens Corning’s TruDefinition Duration Storm or Tamko’s Stormfighter IR or GAF’s Timberline AS II, or better yet, stone-coated metal shingles. Repeated hail storms and high winds have not been kind to your…
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Signs It’s Time For a Roof Replacement in Fort Collins
There are several signs it’s time for a roof replacement in Fort Collins. Some are obvious, such as missing shingles. Some are not, however. The below are signs to look for to determine if it might be time for a new roof. We know a new roof isn’t cheap. But, if you replace your old…
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Is Your Roof Ready for Spring
Spring is a time of celebration. The long, cold Winter is over. Flowers are blooming. Birds are chirping. The snow and ice is melting. In Colorado, Spring is also a time for high winds, rain, lightning, hail, and wet and heavy snow. These elements can cause a lot of damage to your roof. Strong winds…
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Roof Hail Damage
Roof hail damage can be costly and extensive. Here in Colorado, we often don’t know how large hailstones will be and get little notice of a storm. Below, you’ll see when we get most of our hail storms, what hail damage on a roof looks like, and what your hail resistant roofing options are, for…
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What is an Ice Dam
An ice dam on a roof can potentially cause a lot of damage, and cost you a lot of money. Falling ice can cause injury to someone below. A falling gutter from excessive ice can cause serious injury or property damage. They can also cause damage to the roof. What’s more, melting water held back…
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What is the Best Commercial Roofing System
When people talk about commercial roofing systems, they often mean single-ply roofing membranes. These are TPO, PVC, and EPDM. The best commercial roofing system depends upon your needs. What’s best for a department store, won’t be best for a restaurant. What’s best for a restaurant, might be excessive for a garage. The Best Commercial Roofing…
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Best Roof for Solar Panels
If you have solar panels, or are about to get them, and it’s time to replace your roof, you might be wondering which roofing material is the most solar panel-friendly. If it’s time to replace your roof, now’s a great time to think about this. Although we do not install solar panels, we do install…
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Bob Behrends Roofing is now a Tamko MasterCraft Pro Certified Contractor
Adding to their list of accreditations, Bob Behrends Roofing in Greeley, Colorado, is now a Tamko MasterCraft Pro Certified Contractor, Tamko’s top certification. There’s no shortage of roofing contractors in the Northern Colorado, Front Range area. A Google map search for ‘roofing contractors near me’ returns well over 100 results in Fort Collins alone. Anybody…
