How to Pick the Right Shingle Color for your Home
How to Pick the Right Shingle Color for your Home Picking the right shingle color can be a grueling process. It’s something you are going to be stuck with for the next 25-30 years so it is a very important decision to make – especially if you plan on selling the property. Factors going into […]
The Physics of Roof ventilation – The Bernoulli Effect
The Physics of Roof ventilation – The Bernoulli Effect In order to obtain optimal ventilation in a roof, we use methods of natural ventilation, which actually use the same principals seen in an airplane wing to produce the “lift” needed for flight. This doesn’t mean your roof is going to fly off, but instead, it […]
Benefits of Spray Foam – Flat Roofing in Halifax
Benefits of Spray Foam – Flat Roofing in Halifax List of benefits • Watertight• Seamless -Applied as liquid, resulting in no joints• Expanding foam conforms to irregular shapes• Lightweight -Does not stress your building frame• Adds rigidity to building• Reduces thermal conduction• Reflective for a cooler roof• Long lasting• Flexible – Expands and contracts with […]
Residential Roofing – Trends: Halifax to Rural
Residential Roofing – Trends: Halifax to Rural Refined Roofing provides service from the Annapolis Valley to Halifax so we see all types of roofs from large, old farm homes to the modern roof designs in today’s new roofing construction. A common trend is that homeowners almost always acknowledge that architectural shingles are the best shingles […]
Flat Roofing in Halifax – What are the different types?
Flat Roofing in Halifax – What are the different types? TPO Flat Roofing: Thermoplastic polyolefin, or TPO, roofing is a thin, rubberlike, single-ply sheet membrane for roofing commercial and industrial structures. The raw TPO resin is mixed with materials to resist weathering and fire then rolled into thin sheets that are bonded to the […]
The New Halifax Roofers – Refined Roofing Now Prodviding Services in the HRM
The New Halifax Roofers – Refined Roofing Is Now Providing Services in the HRM Refined Roofing is now pleased to offer our roofing service in Halifax and surrounding areas! This includes Dartmouth, Fall River, Cole Harbor, Hammond’s Plains, Clayton Park, and Sackville. If your location doesn’t appear on the list don’t worry – our service area […]
The Importance of Proper Ventilation
The Importance Of Proper Ventilation Without proper ventilation, heat and moisture can raise energy costs, create ice dams (See BLOG: Ice Dams & Dry Rot and the importance of proper ventilation) damage the roof system, as well as could jeopardize the structural components of your attic and roof. The heat that rises from your house (mostly […]
Ice Dams & Dry Rot – What are they?
Ice Dams and Dry Rot – What are they? Much like a beaver damn, an Ice dam is a build up of martial – in this case ice – that collects near the rain gutters and prevents the drainage of melting snow. Large clusters of icicles hanging from the side of your home or building […]
What to Look for in a Halifax Roofing Company
What to Look for in a Halifax Roofing Company? You’re going to live and work under a roof for years to come, so choosing a quality roofing company is a very important decision to make. Refined Roofing has provided this list to help you understand what to look for when comparing roofing companies in Halifax. Are they […]