Roofing Tips & Tricks
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Have you noticed any drones flying about your neighborhood lately?
Well, it may not be the FBI checking into your neighbors or some scary criminal trying to spy out a place to burgle. It could just be Royal Crown Roofing inspecting one of your neighbor’s roofs. We may not be used to seeing this in the Houston area, but it’s actually...
Do the trees around your home give you a comforting sense of protection from the world outside?
Do you also love doing things like watching squirrels run up and down that gorgeous oak tree outside your kitchen window while you do dishes? And maybe you remember climbing up that old tree next to the house to your bedroom window when you came home too late? All...
Remember where you were on August 25th, 2017? If you lived in Texas, you will never forget
That was the day Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, arrived in the Houston area. It lasted through the 29th and left major devastation. It was the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the area since Carla in 1961. While the yearly average wind speed in...
What do you do when a severe storm blows in off the gulf this summer into our Houston area and destroys your roof?
You contact us at Royal Crown Roofing for assistance! We are available 24/7 during a storm emergency. We will do a free inspection, help file your insurance claim and work with your adjuster to make sure things go well. It’s always good to be prepared for extreme...
So, why clean your roof? Doesn’t it rain enough in Houston to do the job?
With an average of heavy rainfall (at least one inch) for 17 days a year and an annual rainfall of almost 50 inches, why wouldn’t that keep your roof clean? That’s a good question. The answer is that rain is part of the reason your roof needs to be cleaned. Rain gets...
Need help filling out insurance claims after a storm?
Well, help is ready and waiting when we have a devastating storm in the Houston area this summer. Hurricane season is upon us, and we may be dreading the paperwork after the storm more than the storm itself. But a professional roofing inspector from Royal Crown...
Living near the Gulf means roof-destroying weather—at least part of the year
It’s getting kind of hot here in the Houston area today, and that’s not unusual since summertime is upon us. While you may have been diligent this spring and cut back branches overhanging your roof, that may not be enough when the hurricane season hits us with its...
Does your roof need some TLC?
Have you heard of the man in Miami who has an incredibly beautiful house filled with amazing artwork but deliberately leaves the outside looking like a rundown old mansion? He’s trying to keep burglars from thinking he has anything worth stealing. Most of us don’t...
Storm season is on the way. Is your home prepared?
Gutters are important to take care of before storm season arrives since they do the important job of diverting water away from your house. They funnel rain to downspouts so it stays off the walls of your house and empties into drainage areas away from the foundation...
Don’t risk falling off your roof when it needs cleaning! It’s safer to let someone else do the job.
Roofs need to be cleaned regularly to keep off all the debris that collects there and makes homes for critters, insects, and mold. But, remember that hundreds of people in the USA–people who get paid to work on roofs–die each year from falling off the roof. It’s...
In Houston, there is an old saying that, “After the wind comes the rain, blowing in right off the Gulf.”
So what happens if some night, the wind blows fiercely, and a branch falls on your roof right over your bedroom, and you expect rain? You might push everything in the room away from the gaping hole in the ceiling and then grab a tarp (if you have one) and cover...
Are you and your house prepared for our extremely hot Houston area summer?
Your roof may be the key to a comfortable summer when the triple-digit heat is upon us. When the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays beat down on our homes and heat builds up in our roofs and attics, lasting damage can be done and it may not be apparent until it’s extensive....
Last summer, someone said, “Houston is the hottest darn place on Earth!”
Whoever said that wasn’t telling the truth. It was sweltering last summer here in the Houston area, but most of us have heard that Death Valley, California, is the hottest place on Earth. And all our rain doesn’t compare with Mawsynrami, India, which is the rainiest...
Remember our last summer here in the Houston area? If you do, then you know it’s time to get ready for hurricane season.
Spring means high winds, wind-borne debris, and lashing rainstorms are on the way with hurricane season. Our roofs are in danger. Hopefully, no unwelcome floods will destroy our landscapes, too. Preparation is the key. Even small leaks can expand into disastrous ones...
What’s living on your roof?
An interesting range of critters, birds, and a variety of insects may be living on your roof. Squirrels, raccoons, and opossums all love to hang out on roofs, burrowing into them, and seeking to create homes. Birds, bats, and insects like to nest in troublesome areas...
