Roof Maintenance

The best way to determine whether there are problem areas on your roof is to do a quick visual inspection. This process involves getting up close to your roof and looking for irregularities in its design. Ideally, your roof should be uniform, and there should be no parts sticking out or chipped, so when some parts exhibit these things, a roof repair might be in order. 

Damages can take different forms, and it might be confusing if you don’t know what you’re looking for. With that being said, here are the telltale signs of roof damage: 

• Missing shingles or slates
• Cracked areas 
• Curled shingles
• Moss formation
• Corroded appearance

Any one of these signs can indicate that something is amiss and that you might need to contact your trusted roof building company like Alpha Builders for repairs. 

Leak spots on your ceilings usually point to damage to your roof. If there’s even a tiny crack on your roof, water can seep into those cracks and damage your ceilings. This problem poses even more of a threat when you have an attic since the things stored in your attic can also be damaged by the water. 

Another thing you should be concerned about is that small cracks don’t usually stay small: they get larger over time. Roof materials tend to get brittle over time due to weather changes, and the more brittle they get, the more fragile they become. 

Looking for leak spots is one of the crucial steps in roof maintenance because it allows you to take preventative measures against these damages. Once you determine a leak, we at Alpha Builders can take care of it for you, and you can rest assured that your roof will stay leak-free for a long time. 

Just as you would clean the interior area of your house or the entirety of your car to prevent dirt and gunk from building up, you should give your roof a thorough cleaning from time to time to avoid the same things from building up and causing major problems down the line. 

Cleaning isn’t just an integral part of roof maintenance; cleaning is essential if you want to keep anything you own in tip-top shape. Dirt might not look much in small batches, but over time, they pile up and they can cause severe damage. But for something as serious as the damage they can cause, a simple cleaning goes a long way in preventing these things from happening. 

Alternatively, you can employ the aid of Alpha Builders in cleaning your roof. Our roof builders are not only well versed in building and repairing your roof, but they are also trained in roof maintenance. If you don’t have time to clean your roof, do yourselves a favour and call Alpha Builders to do it for you. 

While trees do a great job of offering additional shade from the sun, their branches can damage your roof. A strong gust of wind can bring these branches and other hard debris down, which can cause small cracks to form on your roof. 

To prevent this from happening, you can give the tree branches hanging over your roof some trim, so you won’t have to worry about harmful branches falling onto your roof. While this method does not necessarily directly involve your roof, trimming can still significantly impact roof maintenance since you’re protecting your roof by doing this. 

There is also the option to let our roof contractors over at Alpha Builders handle the job. With the proper tools and know-how, we can quickly get rid of these harmful branches, protecting your roof in the process. 

When you give the surface of your roof a good cleaning, you should never forget that the gutters also need cleaning. Cleaning the surface and the gutter is a sign of good roof maintenance since you practically have all the bases covered by doing so. 

Gutters are vital because they serve as the drainage system of our roof, and it is here where rainwater that pours onto the roof passes through instead of just spilling on the sides of our home. Unfortunately, this part of the roof is also where a wide variety of dirt and debris build up; that’s why it is essential to clean them regularly. 

When cleaning gutters, trust that Alpha Builders can get the job done as efficiently and quickly as possible. With our knowledge and our state-of-the-art tools, we will make sure that your gutters will never be clogged or filled with dirt.