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...
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...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Lakewood & East Dallas Roof Damage Overview As a person who was raised in East Dallas, it was hard to drive around today (6/14/12) and see the horrible damage done to so many of the historical building of the Lakewood area. The Lakewood Theater marque took a hard...
