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Preparing for your Roof Installation

By | Thursday, January 16, 2020|DMB Roofing, DMB's Roof Replacements, Residential Roofing|

Getting a new roof is an exciting experience! Before we arrive, we want to ensure that you are prepared so that we can provide you with a seamless experience. Below are a few things you can do before our arrival to ensure that you are ready for DMB to begin the roof replacement process:   1) Remove Anything of Value or Fragile from the Walls  The vibrations from hammers and machinery on your roof may travel through some walls of your home, especially if any plywood is rotten and needs to be replaced. Please consider any knick-knacks, pictures, or other [...]

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5 Benefits of Proper Roofing Ventilation

By | Monday, January 6, 2020|Residential Roofing, Tips for Homeowners, Ventilation|

Proper roofing ventilation plays a crucial role in ensuring a roofing system lasts longer and assists in preventing many expensive issues down the road. There are many moisture related deficiencies that proper ventilation can assist in minimizing — several different activities that homeowners do daily that emit moisture into our homes. Just existing alone places moisture into the air. But more specifically, cooking, moisture in the basement or crawl spaces, showering, you name it, all of these things create moisture in the air every single day. Even in some cases, the HVAC system is designed in such a way [...]

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GAF Recently Updates Technical Advisory Bulletin: Proper Attic Ventilation

By | Friday, December 13, 2019|GAF, Residential Roofing, Roof Replacement & Repair, Tips for Homeowners, Ventilation|

G AF has recently updated its technical advisory bulletin on a very confusing, yet familiar subject for those of you looking to replace your roofing system: Proper Attic Ventilation. We had actually created a post about he importance of Attic Ventilation a couple of years ago, however, with the updated bulletin from North America’s largest manufacturer (GAF), we want to be sure homeowners in the market for a new roofing system are properly informed on this subject as it is extremely important for the longevity and comfort of your home. A lot of you may be wondering, why is ventilation so [...]

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Attention Homeowners: Manufacturers Institute February 2017 Price Increase

By | Wednesday, December 14, 2016|GAF, Residential Roofing, Siding, Tips for Homeowners|

W e always keep our customers' in the loop because an informed homeowner, is a happy homeowner! We recently received a letter from two manufacturers' notifying us of a general price increase that will be taking place in February of 2017. At Duane Mainardi Builders, we are committed to providing our customers with the most up-to-date pricing. We believe that it’s a very important step in building trust with our customers to relay this information as quickly and as accurately as possible. We understand that a significant price increase will affect our customers purchase decision and we want to help you make [...]

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Winter Roof Replacement: A Do or A Don’t?

By | Friday, December 19, 2014|DMB Roofing, Residential Roofing, Roof Replacement & Repair, Roofing, Timberline HD Roofing System, Tips for Homeowners, Weather Damage|

Many homeowners may find themselves in need of a roof replacement throughout these colder months of the year, and a question often considered is this: “Is replacing my roof during the winter a good idea?” Homeowners who did not have a chance to replace their leaking roof during the spring, typically want to move forward with their roof replacement project before the cold weather arrives. Can it be done? The answer is yes. The real question here is “SHOULD” it be done? The answer is, no, not unless it is an emergency or if there are days where the [...]

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Residential Roofing: Manufacturers Announce September Price Increase

By | Wednesday, August 20, 2014|Residential Roofing, Roofing, Roofing Shingles, Windows|

S everal Roofing Suppliers are increasing prices on Residential Roofing materials to include: Roofing Shingles, Roofing Steep Slope Accessories, ISO and Insulation Products, Single Ply Systems, and Windows. At Duane Mainardi Builders, we are committed to providing our customers with the most up-to-date pricing. During the peak roofing season from March to October, we regularly receive roofing material price increase announcements from our local distributors. We believe that it’s a very important step in building trust with our customers to relay this information as quickly and as accurately as possible. We understand that a significant price increase will affect [...]

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