The night's are definitely getting colder, but the weather today was just beautiful. Roofing in Dallas all weekend long.

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Hardishake shingles sliding off the roof?

I got a phone call this past week from a nice guy out in South Carolina.

He has Hardishake shingles on his roof. He bought the house with the shingles already installed... they weren't his choice, but now he's got to deal with the mess. The concrete tiles are sliding off the roof. Everytime there's a storm, he's picking shingles up out of his yard.

Fortunately for him, his roof already has a solid deck. If he has to replace the shingles out of his own pocket, he can put down a composition roof for about 1/3 the cost of what Hardishake originally cost.

I tried to give him as much free advice as I could. The roofer he called out didn't even know what type of shingle he was walking on... walking on Hardishake can be a BIG mistake.

The phone is ringing with people looking for new roofs. Warmer weather brings more work.

Finding old wind damage (missing or blown-over shingles) all over East Texas. Several big storms the past 12-18 months.

There's still ice on the roads, but it will all be gone by tomorrow... hopefully! Time to get your roof checked before your insurance rights expire.

The weather warmed up today in DFW. Finished up a roof in Grand Prairie and inspecting another roof tomorrow in GP.

Started a 2 layer tear off yesterday. Unfortunately, there was a lot of bad decking to replace. http://ping.fm/DxzRg

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The weather is going to be much better for roofing this week. I expect a few phone calls for new leaks on old roofs.

Drove out to East Texas looking for hail damage from the storm. The hail wasn't big enough, but the drive was nice.

Day 2 of the Texas Ice Age. Not much going on. Streets outside are quiet. Thinking about getting out in the 4x4 for a slow roll on the ice.

Good Sunday Morning! Headed to church with the family. Hope you have a great day!

If you're a roofer headed East on I-20 this morning, you'll be late for your roofing job. Big wreck at 360.

New roof in East Texas today. Cutting 30 ft of new ridge vent to help with ventilation.

Adding ridge vent to a home tomorrow. Should help with their utility bill. Easy upgrade.

The weather is warming up tomorrow. So happy to see sunshine again! http://ping.fm/e6T7B

Waiting on a few insurance adjusters to come out and inspect some roofs with us. Really, it's too cold to be on a roof for very long today.

Stay warm! Nobody calling the roofing office today except the telemarketers. :-)

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We were out looking at roofs yesterday. Thought it was too cold, but you have to help folks when they're leaking.

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Today is going to be a great day to catch up on paperwork. 3 final invoices need to be faxed to the insurance companies. http://ow.ly/3AJAO

by the way... the kiddos are pretty dissapointed that the rain hasn't turned to snow yet... for the record, so am i :-)

It is going to be a cold week in N Texas and Oklahoma... doubt we get much roofing done this week.