Happy Labor Day!
Monster roofs & monster hats
It’s been a busy few weeks with some big roofing jobs but nothing compares to the excitement that happened July 2. Baby Christopher was just to excited to meet everyone that he decided to come 8 weeks early @4-1/2lbs. He is doing very well for his age but a few more weeks in the NICU he will be on his way home to meet the rest of the Welsh family.
Maybe in a few years Welsh Roofing could be on the way to becoming a third generation company.
We were able to have a few good days this week to sneak a couple of roofs in. Both of these houses went with the same color choice, landmark PRO Heather Blend. The steeper slop roof gave us a little surprise on one pitch of roof by having two layers of shingles on it, while the rest of the house only had one layer of shingles. Everything went smoothly with both jobs and now they are ready for the next couple of rainy days.
I don't think we could have asked for a nicer day to end the week with. We took full advantage of the weather and finished up this roof replacement in Brookeville with two new skylights and charcoal black shingles. Next week we'll be back to install all new seamless gutters and downspouts, this home will be ready to handle any weather mother nature throws at it.
Starting off in Olney mill this morning bright and early. Maybe you seen us do this before with our tarps to protect the landscaping from trash falling while we strip the old roof off, but did you know there is another reason we do it? We don’t want keep people trapped inside ether. With the summer heat coming if you don’t allow air flow to your bushes and plants the tarps will burn and can kill them in short order. Another small but important detail to consider when hiring a roofing contractor.
We had to dodge a few rain drops this week but we were still able to get a few roofs installed along with new gutters this week. We know this weekend will feel more like October with a polar vortex moving in, but we hope everyone has a great mothers day weekend.
Getting things started in Howard county this morning.
We're always so busy making your roof and home water tight that we figured why not make the presents watertight with some synthetic underlayment! Although we did find out that it's great for transportation but makes it very tricky to open & a little less fun because you can't rip the paper.
From everyone at Welsh Roofing
Happy Holidays!
We got a good start to the new year with a couple of roofs this week in Gaithersburg, Olney & Clarksville. Monday morning we're back to Gaithersburg.
Shake to Shingles
Taking full advantage of the warm week with a few roof replacements. We removed all the cedar shakes from this roof in Germantown and installed landmark pro weathered wood shingles and it really gave the home a face lift.
Finally friday
Out with the old and in with the new!
On every roof replacement that we install now days we use a synthetic felt instead of the older tar paper. You can see in the picture on the right, we removed a 3-tab shingle and the old black tar paper started to dry out and deteriorate from the extreme heat, causing the brown lines to form in between the seams of the shingle tabs. On the left is a synthetic felt that can last for 50 years under shingles before it will start to deteriorate.
It's kind of like a Ledo pizza we don't cut corners when it comes to your roof.