A musty smell in the attic, condensation dripping from the underside of the roof deck, and squirrels or raccoons finding their way in through a soffit gap can look like three unrelated problems. In most Michigan attics, they trace back to the same root cause: poor roof ventilation. The Common Thread: Poor Roof Ventilation A […]
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Most homeowners who go looking for storm damage do not know which kind they are looking for, and that is the part that decides what happens next: whether the roof needs attention tonight or in April, whether a claim is worth opening, and whether a repair will do instead of a replacement. Wind, hail, water,
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On a typical Mid-Michigan house with asphalt shingles, the crew is on your roof for one to three days. The project around those days — estimate, contract, material order, permit, a slot on the schedule, a final inspection — usually runs three to six weeks. Most of that span is waiting rather than working. Pitch,
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Does a roofer need a license in Michigan? Yes, but there is no such thing as a Michigan roofing license. The state doesn’t issue one. A roofer working legally on your house holds either a Maintenance & Alteration (M&A) Contractor license with roofing listed as a trade classification, or the broader Residential Builder license. Both
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Most people expect a roofing scam to announce itself: bad grammar on the flyer, an unmarked van, a price too good to be true. The versions that work look like a functioning roofing company. Lettered truck, printed contract, a folder of before-and-after photos, a crew using the same vocabulary your neighbor’s roofer used. Appearing legitimate
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A roofing square is 100 square feet of roof surface. The “24 squares” on an estimate means 2,400 square feet of roof, which has almost nothing to do with the 1,900 square feet of house underneath. That conversion is where confusion about roof replacement cost per square foot starts: contractors price in squares, homeowners think
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If there is a real chance you will move within fifteen years, asphalt shingles are the right call for almost every Michigan home. If this is the house you plan to keep, metal earns its price back. Metal is not cheaper than asphalt. On a comparable Michigan roof, a steel system commonly runs on the
Metal Roof vs. Asphalt Shingles: Cost, Lifespan & Value for Michigan Homeowners Read More »
The storm just passed. There are shingles in the yard, a branch on the garage, and you’re standing in the driveway with two numbers pulled up on your phone: your insurance company and a roofing contractor. Which one do you call first? If you search online, you’ll get two opposite answers depending on who wrote
Should You Call a Roofer or Your Insurance Company First After Storm Damage? Read More »
Your roof is leaking. You have called two or three roofers and nobody can come today. Maybe it is 11 PM. Maybe there is a foot of snow on the roof and no one is going up there until conditions change. You need to protect your home right now, from inside the house, with what
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Michigan is in the middle of its most active tornado stretch in recorded history. The state confirmed 33 tornadoes in 2025, the third-highest year on record. And 2026 has already exceeded the annual average before peak season even ends. An EF3 hit southwest Michigan in March. Severe thunderstorms tore through the Ann Arbor area in
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