Roofing in Broken Arrow : Our new website
We are here today to proudly announce the launch of our new website. On this website you will find countless articles which can guide you through your roofing experience. The website will cover roofing contractors in Broken Arrow along with giving you detailed instructions on how to contract these Broken Arrow roofers. The things you should be aware, the things that you should and should not do, it is all covered on our new Broken ARROW roofing website.
Broken Arrow roofing : The importance of fixing a leak
Whether you are a Broken Arrow roofing contractor or a residential roofer we have the information that is necessary for you to become a better Broken Arrow roofing company. If you are interested in becoming part of our information network you can sign up on our contact page.
All the information we provide is free, we are not trying to sell you anything at all. We are simply here to bring the most useful information about roofing as possible. You may be in need of roof repairs immediately in this case you must visit your local Broken Arrow roofing contractors to get an estimate and schedule an appointment as soon as possible there is really no time to shop around because you never know when the next storm is going to hit and leave your roof leaking into the house. You do have some options if you can find all the leaks. If you can spot the leak and it is dripping you can put a bucket under it and empty when needed. Your other option is to prevent that part of the roof from being rained on by nailing a tarp down over the damaged area until you find the roofer you are looking for. If your leak is draining down the wall and not dripping you need to find the beginning of the flowing leak and nail a thin wedge across the flowing leak then put a bucket underneath the dripping coming from the wedge. Some people also caulk the leak when it is not raining for temporary fix. All these are necessary quick fixes if you are planning on shopping around, If you let water enter your house it generally has nowhere to go and will pool and condensate on everything lowering the integrity of most metals and woods. Any roofing company in Broken Arrow will tell you not to hesitate when you have a leak because the job can end up costing far more the longer you wait.
Roofing in Broken Arrow : Framing and Sheathing
For example before you have a leak your sheathing and frame of your roof is fine. A year or less after a leak you could have to replace the sheathing and potentially have to reframe the roof if it is bad enough. The price of these roofing jobs can skyrocket if all this work is needed to be done.
Example: Standard roof repair materials: asphalt shingles $200- $300 / square 10 square house = $2000 - $3000. Double or triple this price if you are paying a contractor.
Sheathing = $40 - $50 / square. Double or triple this if you are paying a contractor.
Framing = $100 - $200 / square. Double or triple this if you are paying a contractor.
You can see the price of your job is going to go up dramatically if you do not repair your leaky roof very quickly, also the job will take twice as long if you need all these other jobs to be conducted.
Example: Standard roof repair materials: asphalt shingles $200- $300 / square 10 square house = $2000 - $3000. Double or triple this price if you are paying a contractor.
Sheathing = $40 - $50 / square. Double or triple this if you are paying a contractor.
Framing = $100 - $200 / square. Double or triple this if you are paying a contractor.
You can see the price of your job is going to go up dramatically if you do not repair your leaky roof very quickly, also the job will take twice as long if you need all these other jobs to be conducted.
Broken Arrow roofing : Safety tips
Now that we have covered the importance of fixing a leaky roof quickly i will be discussing some safety tips i suggest all roofers use, even though i know many go up on the roof with zero safety precautions. 80% of on the job deaths in the roofing industry come from falls from a distance of 10+ feet. That is about the standard height of a one story house. To prevent these kind of tragedies all you must do is strap yourself into a harness which is anchored to the top of the roof or the other side of the house, at the very least a roofing jack or two. These harnesses for roofers have saved so many lives in Broken Arrow roofing industry. Imagine you slip and fall there is nothing to grab onto, nothing to balance yourself, being harnessed to something not only gives you leverage and something to balance with but it can also catch you if you have fallen over the edge. Another safety tip is wearing a helmet because of the amount of debris falling from the roof at a job site, not wearing a helmet can be very dangerous. The last safety tip i will discuss in this post is the importance of tying your ladders down. I usually attach them to the nearest roofing jack. This allows you to move quicker up the ladder without fear of it tipping back or sliding sideways or simply blowing over and hitting someone. These are all very important safety tips no matter how experienced you are.
Before i go i wanted to thank you for reading our article. In our next article we will be covering everything there is to know about roofing materials.
We wish you good luck searching for the right Oklahoma roofing company, there are so many good roofing contractors in Broken Arrow to choose from we know you will be successful. Thanks and i will see you in the next post.
