Roofs

Owens Corning can help save energy costs in areas with substantial sunlight through their ® rated roofing products. Cool roofs refer to roofs that are cool in both senses of the word. Lighter in color than traditional black asphalt or dark wood shingles, cool roofs save energy by reflecting light and heat away rather than absorbing both. This is known as the albedo effect, and study after study in the last few years has documented significant energy savings from simply lightening the color of a roof.

The problem with dark roofs: The temperature outside may be 9 5 degrees, which is plen ty hot, but your dark roof is conducting a much higher temperature down at you and your family, making the rooms below hotter and making the air conditioner work harder. A dark-colored asphalt roof can reach 150 to 175 degrees on a hot summer day. This not only increases the energy needs of your home, it also contributes to the heat island effect in urban areas.

The benefits of cool roofs: A cool roof, on the other hand, can be 50 to 60 degrees cooler than a conventional dark-colored roof, reducing the cooling load on your home, saving energy, and reducing utility costs. By decreasing the solar gain and heat retention of your home, a lighter colored roof can also increase its comfort and reduces the heat island effect that your home’s dark roof contributes to.

A high-performance roof takes more than just shingles. The performance of any roof depends on an entire system of Roofing Essentials™ accessory products working and performing together, including ventilation, hip and ridge shingles, underlayment, and attic insulation. The Owens Corning Roofing System is a lineup of essential products that can help provide maximum durability for your roof, and the most protection for your home.

Buying a new roof for your home can be an intimidating project at times, especially for a new home owner. There are many factors that need to be considered before getting involved in a project like this, and being able to turn to a well-established and highly trusted firm to walk you through the process step by step can put to rest any stress or apprehension you or your family may be experiencing throughout the process. High material and overhead costs, unreliable and sketchy contractors, and poor quality materials are all scary things to think about if you don’t have any past experience taking a project like this on.

It’s not enough, however, just to have a locally known firm down the street to help you with questions and the decision making process. Working with a manufacturer’s direct company like California Homepro, whose products are known worldwide, and are backed by the top buildings material manufacture in the world, will prove to set your home roofing project apart from anyone else in the area. You can rest assured at night knowing th

Attractive looking shingles are only the beginning of what it takes to put together a high quality roofing project that will save your family money in the long run. The Owens Corning Roofing System is a lineup of essential products that can help provide maximum durability for your roof, and the most protection for your home.at your California Home Pro Owens Corning Roof is being installed by our team of highly experienced professionals using Owens Corning’s world-renowned Roofing System, driven by Owens Corning innovation and energy efficient designs.

Save money and heartache by choosing the California Homepro roofing team to help you throughout the project or to answer any questions you may have before undertaking a new roofing project.

We can answer yes to the following, can they?

1. Does the contractor have a good reputation? Check us out online... click here
2. Does the contractor have adequate insurance coverage. Protect your home from accidental damage.
3. Does the contractor thoroughly inspect your roof?Including deck, attic, flashing, chimney, soil stacks and other roof penetrations?
4. Does the contractor provide a written estimate? Including an accurate description of the work to be performed, plus work that may have to be contracted out.
5. Does the contractor explain the entire roof system? Your roof is a series of components that work together and you should know about all of them.
6. Does the contractor check existing ventilation for proper circulation and also explain the importance of proper ventilation? Improper ventilation will damage your shingles and can invalidate your manufacturer’s warranty.
7. Does the contractor know, explain and comply with local building codes? Local codes determine the maximum number of nail overs and nail overs may shorten the life of your new shingles.
8. Does the contractor know and are they able to explain local building codes?
9. Does the contractor apply underlayment to the wood deck? Additional waterproofing underlayment might be needed if ice damming, wind-driven rain or collected flowing water might be a problem.
10. Does the contractor apply shingles according to manufacturer’s specifications?
11. Does the contractor use proper fastening techniques? Four fastenings are required for most shingles — six in high-wind areas. Fasteners should penetrate 3/4" into the deck.
12. Does the contractor commit to supervising the job during all phases of the work and inspect it thoroughly when finished?
13. Does the contractor thoroughly clean up your roof and around your house when finished?
14. Do they remove all surplus materials?
15. Do they leave your yard in the same shape they found it?
16. Does the contractor explain both the workmanship and manufacturer’s warranty?