Curb appeal is extremely important when it comes to the appearance of your home. It can give your neighbors or a potential buyer a good impression with a warm welcome or quite the opposite. While updating the look of your home can be expensive, it does not have to be! So how can you enhance the curb appeal of your home without breaking the bank?
Here are a few simple ways to increase your home’s curb appeal.
The purpose and structural integrity of a shelter’s roof is of the utmost importance, as it provides its inhabitants with a basic need – protection from nature’s elements. However, when did roofing become more than just protection and evolve into a means of architectural art and design?
Here are a few ways roofing styles have evolved throughout history.
According to Build Direct, roofing designs and trends through history dates back as early as 3000 B.C. when Chinese civilizations used handmade clay roof tiles and the Roman and Greek civilizations employed slate and tile during the first century. Later, thatched roofing and wooden shingles became popular materials for roofing designs in Western Europe.
Believe it or not, your roof has a big impact on the value of your home. When it comes to real estate appraisals, there are many factors that are taken into consideration and your roof is a big part of that.
Here is how your roof affects the value of your home.
When it comes to owning a home, it is crucial to keep up with the maintenance of the property. A benchmark in real estate is to make sure you are up to date with any improvements or upgrades in your neighborhood. However, it is equally important not to exceed them. If you decided to update your home with a roofing material that is high quality like copper, while the rest of the neighborhood decides to use asphalt shingles, you will have a difficult time regaining the expense of the roof in resale value. Also, when you choose a low-quality roofing material while the rest of the neighborhood uses a roofing material of higher quality, your property value is likely to decrease in comparison.
Another factor to take into consideration is the general upkeep of the neighborhood. If your roof is poorly maintained and looks unkempt while the rest of the neighborhood has new or well-kept roofs, that can bring down the property value of your home while possibly depleting the value of your neighbors’ homes as well.
Maintaining your home can be an expensive task. When something breaks you want to fix it, but those repairs can add up quickly. However, the price of a minor home repair does not compare to the potential cost of a failing roof. Luckily, there are steps you can take to avoid that hefty bill.
Here are 4 things you can do to extend the life of your roof.
Your home’s roof is an important part of its safety and longevity. Roofs help keep your home safe during storms – nobody wants a leaky roof! Making sure you know the signs that show when you need a new roof will help keep your home safe from leaks that could damage internal walls, structure, and paint jobs.
Here are 3 signs that you need a new roof for your home.
Even under perfect conditions, wind, sun, and weathering will leave you needing to replace your roof with a new one eventually. To know how old your current roof is, make sure to go through any documentation you have kept in regard to home improvements. If you have just purchased a home, that information should have been provided prior to or during purchase, so take a look at your purchase documents.
Typically, roofs need to be replaced every 20 to 25 years, depending on the type of roof you have. Any longer and you run the risk of leaks in your home among other risks and damages.
Quickly assess the state of your roof by looking at its shingles. If any are lifted up or gone, it is time to get a roof repair at a minimum. This will help you repair the lost or damaged shingles and get your home back to a protected state.
Also, don’t just look for lifted shingles. Keep an eye out for any that may be warped, cracked, or broken. Any faults in the roof open up the opportunity for rain to leak in or wind to tear parts of your roof off.
Roofs will start to lose shingle granules whenever they are approaching the end of their lifespan. Some easy ways to spot this are by looking at the roof from a distance. IF you see any dark colored areas on your roof, it is likely your shingles are losing granules.
If you’d like to further confirm the granule loss or if you’re still not sure your roof is worn down, you can check your gutters for any granules that are being washed away.
When you notice that your roof is losing a lot of granules, we recommend getting an estimate and inspection from a professional roofer, such as ourselves.
These are just a few of the ways you can tell if your roof needs to be replaced. Your roof is vital to your home because it protects the interior from becoming weathered or damaged. If you let your roof go without replacement, water could leak in and damage the structure of your home, which is much more expensive than replacing your roof when it needs it.
For a proper inspection and estimate, please call the professionals at Eagle Roofing & Construction so that we can help you with all of your Plano roofing needs. We are always more than happy to help!