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♪♪ >>> STRAIGHT-LINE CONSTRUCTION
IS A LOCAL LEADER IN THE
COMMUNITY, THE OWNER AND
PRESIDENT, JACK JOINS US TO
SHARE HOW THEY CAN HELP WITH
THE NEXT PROJECT AND KEEP A
ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD LITERALLY.
WELCOME JACK.>> GOOD MORNING,
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
BIGGER THE WEATHER, IT'S BEEN
HOT LATELY, TODAY SHOULD BE A
LITTLE BIT COOLER BUT WHY ARE
ROOFING COMPANIES TALKING ABOUT
REPAIRING FOR WINTER?>> EVERY
YEAR IT WORKS KIND OF LIKE
THIS, WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS MIGHT
THINK ABOUT ROOFING AND SPRING,
SOME OF THE PROACTIVE ONES, BUT
OFTEN THEY DON'T GET SERIOUS
ABOUT IT UNTIL IT STARTS
RAINING OUTSIDE.
RAINING OUTSIDE. AND BY THAT TIME IT'S ALMOST
TOO LATE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE
SHOWING UP AT A RESTAURANT AT
PEAK TIME, 6:30 PM OR 7:00, AND
EXPECT TO BE SEATED AT THE
TABLE, RIGHT NOW IT IS LIKE THE
4:30 PM, 5:00 TIME, I GET IN
EARLY WERE YOU GET A SEED, AND
THE SEAT IS A SPOT IN THE
BACKLOG TO GET YOU IN BEFORE
THE RAIN STARTS.
>> A GREAT WAY TO LAY IT OUT,
NOW IS THE TIME THAT ROOFERS
GET BOOKED OUT, YOU SHOULD PLAN
AHEAD, WHAT SHOULD HOMEOWNERS
BE LOOKING FOR?>> I HAVE A
RADIO SHOW AND I TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT PREPARING FOR WINTER,
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING
SAFETY INTO MIND, JUST WALKING
AROUND THE PERIMETER OF YOUR
HOUSE AND POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
THAT YOU MIGHT ALREADY HAVE
LEAKS, LOOKING YOUR ATTIC,
LOOKING BEHIND YOUR GUTTERS,
SEEING IF YOU'RE HAVING A
PROBLEM THERE OR PAIN AND
SCALING, DO A VISUAL INSPECTION
OF YOUR ROOF, IF YOU CAN DO IT
FROM THE GROUND, THAT'S BETTER,
SEE IF ANY SHINGLES OF BLOWN
OFF, AND SKYLIGHT WELLS AND SEE
IF YOU ARE SEEING STAINING.
ANY SIGNS OF THAT ARE PROBABLY
INDICATIVE THAT YOU'RE HAVING A
PROBLEM, OR IF YOU JUST HAVE AN
OLDER ROOF, IF IT IS 15 OR 20
YEARS OLD, IT IS TIME TO HAVE
THAT LOOKED AT.>> TILE ROOFS
ARE POPULAR AND DURABLE, DO
THEY NEED MAINTENANCE AS
WELL?>> FOR SURE, A LOT OF OUR
CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY GET TILE,
THEY PICTURE LIFETIME AND THEY
WON'T HAVE TO TOUCH IT,
UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING COULD BE
FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, WE
SPENT ALL WINTER DOING REPAIRS
AND MAINTENANCE ON TILE ROOFS,
THEY LEAK MORE THAN JUST ABOUT
ANY OTHER ROOFING SYSTEM, MOST
OF THE TIME IT IS CLOGGED
VALLEYS AND THE DEBRIS STARTS
RUNNING SIDEWAYS.
RUNNING SIDEWAYS. TILE IS A CONCRETE PRODUCT SO
IT SOAKS UP WATER LIKE A
SPONGE, WHAT IS KEEPING THE
WATER OUT OF YOUR HOUSES THE
TARPAPER OR UNDERLAYMENT, OFTEN
THAT IS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE IS
MUCH AS THE ROOF ON TOP MIGHT
BE OKAY.
BE OKAY.
BE OKAY. DEFINITELY A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK
IT OVER.
IT OVER.
IT OVER. >> YES, TO MAKE SURE.
WHAT ABOUT A NEW GUTTER SYSTEM
REGARD WILL THAT BENEFIT US?
FIGURE GUTTERS ARE ONE OF THE
TOP 10 THINGS THAT CAUSE DRY
ROT AND ROOF LEAKS IS NOT
PROPERLY MAINTAINING GUTTERS
AND BIG WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE,
YOU DON'T WANT A LOT OF DEBRIS
PILING UP IN GUTTERS, IT'S
ACTUALLY CODED SOME COUNTIES TO
HAVE GUTTER PROTECTION, A LOT
OF TIMES IT'S EASY TO SEE FOR
HAVING A PROBLEM, IF YOU WANT
THE BOTTOM EDGE, YOU WILL SEE
LITTLE DOTS OF RUST COMING
THROUGH, IF IT IS THERE, YOU'RE
ABOUT READY TO HAVE A BLOWOUT
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S LIKE BEING ON
CHORDS ON YOUR TIRES, THE END
OF THE LIFE OF THE GUTTER
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. A
SYSTEM. A LOT OF TIMES THEY FAIL AT
ABOUT THE SAME TIME YOUR ROOF
DOES, IF YOU ARE SEEING
PROBLEMS WITH THE GUTTERS, TIME
TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SAME
TIME.>> THIS IS GOOD
INFORMATION, HOW SHOULD YOU
PRIORITIZE WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING THESE REPAIRS DONE?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION,
WHEN WE MEET WITH OUR
CUSTOMERS, WE WANT TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE
OVERALL TRYING TO DO IN THEIR
HOME, THEY HAVE NOT BUILT THE
HOME BEFORE OR DONE A MAJOR
REMODEL, OFTEN THEY WILL START
WITH PAINTING, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY THE LAST THING YOU
WANT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE DOING
ANY TYPE OF HOME REMODEL, KIND
OF LIKE THE ICING ON THE CAKE,
THEY WILL OFTEN PUT THE ICING
ON THE CAKE AND REBUILD THE
CAKE, ANYTIME YOU DO THE
REMODELING CONDUIT SIMILAR TO
BUILDING A HOUSE, START WITH
THE CONCRETE, AND THE WALLS,
THAT'S THERE, BUT THE VERY NEXT
THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ROOF
IS WATERTIGHT, THAT THE WHOLE
STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT,
BECAUSE ANYTHING YOU DO ON THE
INSIDER OVER IT IS JUST ICING,
YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN THE
KITCHEN REMODEL YOU JUST DID OR
THE PAINT JOB WHEN WE FIND DRY
ROT THAT YOU DIDN'T GET FIXED,
AND GENERALLY WHEN YOU EVER YOU
BUY A HOME OR TRYING TO PROVE
IT, START WITH THE ROOF FIRST.
>> THANK YOU JACK, LOTS