Ice & Water Protection
How much is needed, where it belongs, and why cold-climate roofs often need more than one course.
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When shingles are appropriate, what changes on lower slopes, and which details deserve extra attention.
Leaks, Flashing & Skylights
Understanding vulnerable transitions around chimneys, walls, valleys, skylights, and roof penetrations.
Plywood & Roof Decking
What roofers find after tear-off, when decking needs replacement, and how it affects the final price.
Storm & Insurance Questions
What to document, what an estimate should include, and how to understand the roofing portion of a claim.
Estimates & Hiring a Roofer
What should be written into a proposal, which questions matter, and how homeowners can compare scopes fairly.
Meet the Roofing Specialist
Four decades of roofing experience behind every answer.
Grant Lang learned roofing through a family trade and has more than 40 years of firsthand experience. He founded Aardvark Roofing in 1996 and has worked on residential, commercial, historic, flat, and specialty roofing projects throughout the Northeast.
Ask the Roofing Specialist is an educational project from Aardvark Roofing. It does not replace an on-site inspection, and building requirements vary by location.
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