Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Storm Proof Your Home, Part 1: Roofing and Siding

Keep wind, water, snow and hail from inflicting serious damage on your home by stormproofing before bad weather strikes. Some fundamental preventive maintenance and pre-storm preparedness shopping can put your mind at ease, prevent costly damages and help you confidently withstand any storm.

Things You'll Need:

  • Roofing nails
  • Plywood
  • Weather stripping
  • Oil lamps
  • Batteries
  • Flashlights
  • Shatter-proof glass
-Take advantage of storm-free days to walk around your roof slowly, carefully checking for loose or missing shingles. Use industrial adhesive to secure any shingles that appear loose. Keep a supply of roofing nails and extra shingles on hand in case you find missing shingles.

- Repair any damage to your roof immediately to prevent water seepage and damage to inside ceilings and walls.

- If your home is covered with aluminum or vinyl siding, inspect each piece before storm season to ensure it is secure. Loose pieces must be nailed back into place.

Source: Kate Sheridan, E-How.com contributing writer
http://www.ehow.com/how_5178948_stormproof-home.html


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    Step 1
    Take advantage of storm-free days to walk around your roof slowly, carefully checking for loose or missing shingles. Use industrial adhesive to secure any shingles that appear loose. Keep a supply of roofing nails and extra shingles on hand in case you find missing shingles.

  • Step 2
    Repair a damaged roof immediately to prevent water seepage and damage to inside ceilings and walls.

  • Step 3
    If your home is covered with aluminum or vinyl siding, inspect each piece before storm season to ensure it is secure. Loose pieces must be nailed back into place.

  • Wednesday, July 7, 2010

    THI's New Blog

    Hi everyone! We're going to be updating our blog a lot more regularly starting today. We'll be using our blog to showcase things like video of our customer's homes being worked on, trends and hot topics in home improvement, goings on in the Lehigh Valley and the latest news here at THI...

    So stayed tuned for some good stuff from us. In the meantime, we hope everyone's enjoying their summer. Try to take in a ballgame or something. For all of you Iron Pigs fans out there, we'll see you at the park...



    Monday, June 28, 2010