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...
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...
