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...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
Robbers Enter Garland Jewelry Store Through Roof After hours last week burglars entered a Garland Jewelry Shop by cutting through the pictured TPO roof, insulation, and wood deck. With the right saw it took little time to gain access to this property. While the roof...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
Bert Roofing Wins NTRCA’s 2012 “Golden Hammer” Award Bert Roofing Inc. has won a “Golden Hammer” Award from the North Texas Roofing Contractor’s Association for “Outstanding Residential Project” for the 2012 year. Bert Roofing Inc. has...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
Bert Roofing One of the Top CertainTeed Installers in Texas A nice note received from the Jay Butcher, Director of Contractor Programs, CertainTeed From that letter: “You’ll be happy to learn that your company registered the 2nd most SureStart Plus warranty jobs in...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | Buying Tips
Lifetime Shingles Are Not All The Same A little over a year ago almost all the major shingle manufacturers changed their warranties on almost all their product lines to Lifetime. The Warranties had been 30, 40, and 50 years in length with the shingle getting...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
Shingle Prices Will Follow Gas Prices Recent news has told us that gas prices have risen 13 cents already this year. It is expected that gas will be above the $4.00 mark soon in LA and New York. Some projections have gas in our area at $4.50 by Memorial Day. I hope...
by John Bert | Last Updated: Sep 4, 2018 | News & Notes
New Monaco & American Harvest Shingles From GAF Our GAF Territory Manager, Jo Ann Moreno, was at our office yesterday to talk about newly introduced GAF products. The first was Monaco. Monaco is a Lifetime Designer shingle that has the beauty and sophistication of...
