by John Bert | Last Updated: Dec 5, 2025 | Deductibles
Texas Law Separating Roofing Contractors and Insurance Adjusters Texas has a clear rule: the person fixing your roof is not the person who should negotiate your insurance claim. State law separates roofing contractors from insurance adjusters to prevent conflicts of...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
Bert Roofing Has Been Named A Tamko Pro Contractor Bert Roofing has recently been named a Tamko Pro Certified Contractor. To receive this designation, Bert Roofing had to go through a lengthy application process that checked our history and quality of work as well as...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Dec 13, 2025 | Buying Tips
Faux Slate Roof: How to Spot It and What It Means for Your Home I was asked to inspect a home that was for sale. The roof was being presented as a real slate roof. At first glance, I understood why. It looked like slate from the street. But once I got up close, the...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Is a Metal Steel Roof Overlay a good system? The roof above is one I recently looked at for a potential buyer of this property. It is a stone coated steel roof installed over a cedar shake roof approximately 15 years old located in far North Dallas. Normally I would...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Apr 16, 2026 | Buying Tips, Educational
What is the minimum Pitch/Slope of an Asphalt Shingle Roof? Minimum Pitch for an Asphalt Shingle Roof Asphalt shingles are designed to shed water, not hold it. For them to work the way the manufacturer intended, the roof needs enough slope so water runs off quickly...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Adjusting: What Roofing Contractors Can & Can Not Do Last week we attended the monthly “Lunch & Learn” meeting with the North Texas Roofing Contractors Association. The speakers were Bill Voss of the Voss Law Firm and Jake Posey of The Posey Law...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Green Builder Magazine Reader’s Poll Picks CertainTeed A recent poll had CertainTeed come out as the top manufacturer of Green Roofing Products. The “Reader’s Choice” Poll was in a recent issue of Green Builder Magazine. The magazine also reported...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Educational
Researchers Study Hail Damage Good story on hail damage research recently in the North Carolina Observer. A scientist created a hail cannon that when fired in can reproduce a hail storm. Different roofing materials are put in the path of variously sized hailstones and...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
When is a Roofing Coupon not really a Deal? I always check the coupons that I get in the mail. Sometimes there is a great deal to be found. As a roofing contractor, I am especially curious about the coupons that my competitors send out. It is not uncommon to find huge...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Credit Card Scams & Roofing I know of many unethical roofing contractors, but I have never seen them do credit card fraud. There are countless full-time credit card scammers all the time that might use a roofing company’s name as a vehicle for their dirty...
