Why Roofing is Vital For Your Home

If you enjoy venturing into ghost towns you probably like to look at history in three dimensions. Old homes and schools after all have a story to tell with their weathered walls and sagging roofs and collapsed bell towers or chimneys made of natural stone. Who built them and who lived in them? You stand in their empty roads to town that long ago stopped existing with names no one remembers anymore and you can feel the chill of time.

It’s interesting to note that amongst all of the old decaying buildings built around the same time, without building permits or city approval or even cities nearby, that most of these buildings managed to last at least a hundred years before their demise. And their fall wasn’t brought about by war or fierce storms or even neglect from long absent owners. No, the fall of these weathered homes came about because they lost the one thing that protected their weathered walls and dirt floors. The roof. The roof fell in or blew off and with that loss; the whole building became vulnerable to the elements that quickly moved in to reclaim the home back into the Earth.

In our homes today, built to line the suburban streets and last, for what we hope is our lifetime, we know how valuable the roof is to preserving our hopes and dreams. One small leak can cause massive unseen damage that can lead to mold growth, ruined walls, sagging ceiling and sinking floors. And it is so easy for one little neglected shingle to let water drip in, silently and unseen until over time the damage is done and the roof, the protector of the home is vulnerable to more leaks and holes and gaps.

When it comes to roofing, you need to make sure your home is protected. You may not plan on living in your home for generations or even your entire life span, but you probably would like to live there for as long as you want without the house falling into decay because of the elements and your roof is the key.

You should have a professional roofing company check out your roof if you suspect there could be any damage either due to a recent storm that took its toll or the age of your home or because you suspect a leak inside. You shouldn’t attempt to asses your roof on your own unless you know what to look for and are prepared to climb up to your roof to do it. A professional roofing company can check your roof and if there is damage they can restore your roof and stop any further damage to the structure of your home.

Don’t let suspected roof damage go unchecked. You don’t want your home that you love to become just another casualty of the elements like all of those homes falling into disrepair in those ghost towns.