Midwest Roofing Blog
What You Can Expect When Working With Midwest Roofing
Midwest Roofing was founded on the belief that roofs should be affordable, long-lasting, and properly installed the first time. For over a decade, we’ve been operating in the Lake of the Ozark area, but we’ve extended our services to Jefferson City, Columbia, and...
Building Relationships 1 Shingle At A Time In The Midwest
At Midwest Roofing, treating your roof with the respect and care it deserves is our top priority. We aim to provide 100% satisfaction in roofing systems installation, maintenance, and repair. Whenever we install a new roof, our esteemed customers get both manufacturer...
4 Crucial Steps to Take For Your Roof This Spring
Post-Winter Roof Inspection A post-winter roof inspection is always a good idea because it allows you to catch potential weaknesses in your roof before they turn into damage inside your home. While many homeowners subscribe to the mentality that ignorance is...
Prepare Your Roof for the Winter Freeze
Winter may already be here, but it's not too late to prepare your roof for the cold winter months ahead. Even February, a couple of months away, has some of the cruelest winter weather, so before the chilling season freezes it's away across the country, take these...
Installing Single-Ply Roof Insulation
Just like with any insulation, insulating a commercial roof is a great investment that saves energy and money for years. The darker the roof is, the more heat the building can absorb/not reflect, making insulation even more valuable in energy retention. If you're...
Know When to Call a Roofing Professional
You know how important your roof is. It keeps your home or business covered in the most literal sense of the word! But when it comes to maintenance or problems, how do you determine what you can do yourself, and what requires the services of a professional roofer?...
Metal Roofs Gaining Popularity on Asphalt Shingle Roofing
Asphalt shingles are still one of the most popular and cheapest roofing options. You can get about 20 years out of a good asphalt roof, and it can be done at a reasonably low cost. However, another segment of the market in roofing that is quickly gaining in popularity...
9 Key Benefits of a TPO Roof
The traditional commercial roof is a black, rubber EPDM roof. But now there are widely available roof alternatives such as PVC, TPO, and more. TPO commercial roofs have only been commercially available since the early 1990s, and they have the fastest-growing demand...
How to Choose a Roof for Your Historic Home
Historic structures tell long stories of time, place, people, and how life has changed over the years. You love your historic home, but now the roof is damaged or unsafe. If you are planning to make roofing changes, there are historic preservation considerations....
Roof Safety Tips to Consider Before Making the Climb
At some point in any homeowner's life, there comes a time when you need to venture onto your roof. It isn't just as easy as grabbing a ladder and climbing up, though. There are many factors to take into consideration before you make the climb to ensure the...
Clean and Reposition Your Gutter System with the Change in Season
Everyone knows that falling leaves in autumn can muck up a gutter system, but even if your house doesn't have any trees around the perimeter, now is the perfect time for a quick maintenance check. Seasonal changes bring new challenges — from heavy rains to melting...
Gutters: Protecting Your House from Top to Bottom
Gutter systems are more than long boxes that border the perimeter of your home's roof. The system includes: the horizontal gutters themselves, which catch and redirect water away from your roof and fascia,the gutter hangers, which support the system and...