GAF, North America's largest roofing manufacturer, is pleased to announce that Premier Roofing of Denver, Colorado has recieved the prestigious GAF Master Elite Consumer Protection Award. This coveted industry award recognizes Premier Roofing's dedication to helping consumers better understand their roofing options and make educated roofing decisions. Most consumers recognize that choosing [...]
Roofing System Components When it comes to a new roof, most homeowners think of the shingle. While this is a very important element of a protective roof, there are many other essential components to a solid roofing system. Let’s break it down: Roof Deck This is the bottom layer of [...]
Impact Resistance Testing for Roofing Materials Using roofing materials that are impact resistant is the most effective way to minimize hail damage, especially if you live in an area that experiences multiple hail storms per year. Within the last 25 years, industry standards were set for roofing materials giving class [...]
What to Know if You Live in Hail Alley In the United States, an estimated $1 billion in hail damage happens annually. Due to geographical location, certain states are more prone to hail storms than others. Just east of the Rocky Mountains lies what has come to be known as [...]
From the Stone Age to Modern Civilization, humans have always required adequate shelter as a means of survival and over the centuries we have employed a wide range of roofing materials for protection. The earliest humans used earthly resources for their primitive roofs. One of the first known roofing materials [...]
Fall Roof Maintenance Fall is here and with the changing season, it's a always good idea to check up on your property to make sure it's ready for the colder winter weather ahead. If you are a home or business owner, special attention to the roof is an important aspect [...]
Hail stones as large as golf balls were reported around metro-Denver Monday afternoon as a storm whipped through the area at 2 pm. Social media lit up with photos and videos of what appeared to be snow covering streets and yards, but was actually hail accumulation produced by the storm. [...]
Football season is officially underway and fans across the nation are rejoicing. In St. Paul, Minnesota, Vikings fans are already looking ahead to the 2016 season when the Vikings new stadium will be completed. In the meantime, construction has begun with the main level concourse and upper level concourses beginning [...]
Did you know that currently residing in Boulder, CO is the largest hailstone ever recorded in the US? Weighing just shy of 2 pounds and measuring a whopping 8 inches in diameter, the stone landed in South Dakota back in July of 2010; The National Center of Atmospheric Research in [...]
Of all 50 states in the U.S., Colorado ranks high as one of the most hail-prone states, especially during the spring and summer months. Hail season typically runs from April 15th through September 15th, however it is not unusual for March to see hail showers as well. On the eastern [...]
