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...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Jul 22, 2019 | Deductibles
New Texas Law Separating Contractors & Adjusters As discussed at the NTRCA meeting a few weeks ago, and mentioned in a previous blog post, Governor Perry signed HR 1183 into law this week. The bill is short but can have a great impact. Here is how it reads (note...
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: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Faux Slate Mistaken For Real Slate This is a home for sale that I was asked to inspect a while back. The roof was said to be a real slate roof which is a product we generally refer to our friends at Scottie Ballentyne Roofing, but a good customer requested an...
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: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
What is the minimum Pitch/Slope of an Asphalt Shingle Roof? Shingles of all types need to have a slope to function properly. The minimum requirement is 2/12. The 2/12 number is rise over run or two units of vertical for every 12 units horizontal. That works out to...
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...
