by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | News & Notes
How Closely Related are Gas Prices and Roofing Prices Asphalt is the main waterproofing ingredient for many roofing materials including modified bitumen, felt, and the majority of shingle products. Asphalt is a black sticky semi-solid form of petroleum. Crude oil is...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Buying Tips
Things You Should Know About Radiant Barrier TechShield What is radiant barrier and do you need it? What is TechShield? Does Bert Roofing install these products? He is our frequently asked questions on this and related topics. What is Radiant Barrier? On a warm...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Nov 6, 2019 | Educational
Lowe’s Home Centers Fined 1.6 Million over 2 by 4s ! Last month a Marin Superior Court Judge ordered Lowe’s to pay a 1.6 million dollar fine for misleading advertising. What shady practice did the building supply giant engage in? Lowe’s had a Statewide sale of 2 by...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Buying Tips
Most Common Roof Color in Dallas TX The photo above is a typical North Dallas neighborhood with most of the homes built in the early 1980s. You can easily see that the gray tone dominates. This roof color is commonly called “Weathered Wood”. Weathered Wood is...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | News & Notes
McKinney Hit By Hail March 27, 2014 Thanks, Pete Delkus for keeping us informed. The supercell hit McKinney and moved North East. Per the Storm Prediction Center, 1.5-inch hail hit the McKinney area which is approximately ping-pong sized and considered sever. There...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Buying Tips
The Shingle Warranty & A Normal Roof Lifespan Shingle warranty and a normal roof lifespan are not the same. Normal lifespan would be defined as useful life not impacted by an abnormal life-shortening event such as hail damage. A roof normally wears primarily from...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | News & Notes
Bert Roofing Wins 2013 NTRCA Golden Hammer Award Earlier today, the North Texas Roofing Contractors Association announced Dallas based Bert Roofing Inc. as a 2013 Winner of a “Golden Hammer Award” for “Outstanding Residential Project” in 2013. This is the sixth time...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Educational
GAF TPO White Roofing We recently attended training at Wholesaler Southern Shingles in Coppell TX. The session was taught by Jake Landry of GAF. Jake is with GAF’s C.A.R.E (center for the advancement of roofing excellence) program and was a great instructor....
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | News & Notes
Glass & Acrylic Skylights As a full-service Dallas based roofing company, skylights are naturally one of the many things we do in addition to shingles. Flashing skylights, on roof replacements or repairs, is an every week occurrence for us. We also install replace...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Educational
Single-ply training at RSG Earlier this summer we received an invitation from Chuck Arista, our long-time Elk factory representative now with Roofing Supply Group (RSG) of Dallas, to attend demonstration and training for Carlisle’s TPO and Single-Ply at their...
