- (slow upbeat music) Hey, this is Brandon
with The Roofing Channel.
If you're watching this video,
then chances are,
your roof replacement date is probably approaching,
which means I'm not gonna waste any more of your time.
Here are nine things to do
before your roof replacement date.
(loud upbeat music)
(slow upbeat music) Number one.
Consider your pets.
When you're getting your roof replaced, it is noisy inside.
So if you have little ones running around like I have,
(pops)
then you're gonna need to consider
what they're gonna be like during that roof replacement.
But we guarantee you, if they're scared by thunderstorms,
they're going to be terrified by your roof replacement.
It's our personal recommendation to find somewhere
for them to stay while your roof is getting replaced.
You should also ask your vet.
They know your pet better than we do.
Two.
Take things off the wall.
With the banging that's gonna be happening
on top of your roof,
there's gonna be some vibrations
that are gonna travel between your walls.
Now, it's not gonna knock everything off,
but we recommend your most valuable irreplaceable items,
to take those off the wall, just in case.
Three.
Move your vehicles.
When we arrive at your home,
we'll bring a dump truck,
or a trailer to take those old materials
that we rip off your roof to store them.
When that happens,
if your vehicles parked in the driveway,
there's a pretty good chance
that you're gonna get locked in, and we don't want that.
Four.
Turn off your irrigation system.
This is exactly what it sounds like.
As much fun as it sounds for a bunch of sweaty roofers
to be playing around in the water in your yard.
You probably don't want that.
In all seriousness,
we actually recommend turning off your irrigation system
a day or two in advance,
because a bunch of roofers walking around in a damp yard,
is gonna mess up that lawn that you're proud of.
And we don't want that.
Five.
Check If you have a power source outside.
Usually your roofer has already asked
if you had a power source outside your house.
But just in case they didn't,
go ahead and confirm that or not.
Because, to cut any rotten decking out from your old roof,
they're gonna need some power.
And if you don't have a power source outside,
they'll have to bring a generator for that.
Six.
Inspect your property.
We recommend,
the day before your roof replacement takes place,
to go ahead and take pictures of any damages
that already exist.
This could be dented gutters, broken light fixtures,
so on and so forth.
We take as much care as possible in replacing your roof.
But just in case any accidents do happen,
you'll have that proof that that damage didn't exist before
that roof replacement took place.
So you'll be able to get it replaced hassle free.
Most of the time, we'll have already taken pictures
of those damages,
but it's just that extra layer of protection for you.
Seven.
Decide if you wanna stay home.
Like I said before, a roof replacement is loud.
So decide if you wanna deal with that
while your roof is getting replaced or not.
But hey, if you follow the other steps,
you'll have a nice unblocked vehicle
that you can drive away with anytime you want.
Eight.
Don't set your security alarm.
If you do decide that you wanna leave your home
during your roof replacement,
then be sure to lock your doors every time.
But don't set your security alarm.
If you do, the vibrations that I mentioned earlier
could set it off.
And the last thing we want,
is for you to have to come all the way back to your home,
and for the local police to have to come investigate
what's going on.
Lastly, nine.
Cover your pool.
When you're getting old materials torn off,
fiberglass can make its way into the air,
and kinda pollute it.
This is completely harmless for humans to be in,
but that fiberglass can still make its way
into your pool filters and kind of clog it up.
So, you either need to tarp it yourself,
or you can pay us to do it for you.
Now, I say tarp,
because a winter covering is still breathable.
So fiberglass is small enough
to where it'll make it through that winter covering.
So it needs to be a tarp.
So there you go.
Those are the nine things that you should do
before your roof replacement date.
If you wanna know what exactly happens
during your roof replacement
to give you some peace of mind,
then you can click on the link below (beep)
or at the end of this video.
And it'll show you the eight step process
to replace your roof.
I'm Brandon Hafeli with The Roofing Channel,
and thank you so much for watching.
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so we can educate more homeowners like yourself.
I'll see you on the next one.