Tag: asphalt shingles
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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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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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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…
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Least and Most Durable Roofs
When talking about the least or most durable roofing materials, we mean with respect to anything that threatens the longevity of it, such as wind, hail, fire, sun or UV radiation, rain, snow, and the general degradation of the roof. Others things that affect the longevity of a roof include the quality of the materials,…
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Severance Roof Hail Damage, What to Look For
Roof hail damage in Severance can be serious. We’ve noticed homes further away from the foothills often have more roof hail damage than homes close to the foothills. For example, homes West of Overland Trail in Fort Collins often won’t get hit by hail nearly as bad as homes just a mile or two East…
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Asphalt Shingles vs Metal Roofing
So, you’re shopping for a new roof and don’t know if you want traditional asphalt shingles or a metal roof? When comparing asphalt shingles vs metal roofing, it’s best to consider long term. Asphalt shingles are cheaper, but metal lasts longer. Metal roofing is recyclable while asphalt shingles aren’t. There are more metal roofing options…
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Asphalt Shingle Availability
You’re shopping for a specific roofing shingle in Colorado, perhaps a cool one. You know the manufacturer makes them you have a friend in California or Arizona that has them, but they’re not available here in Colorado. How do you get those cool shingles? Why does asphalt shingle availability vary from one part of the…