Maine roof care blog
Roof care written for the weather we actually get
Freeze-thaw cycles, pine needles, salt air off the bay and nor'easters wear an asphalt roof differently than the national advice assumes. These are short, seasonal posts about what that looks like on a house in Greater Portland, Southern Maine or Southern New Hampshire — and what is worth doing about it.
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A month-by-month roof care calendar for Maine homeowners
Maine gives a roof four very different jobs across one year. Here is what is worth looking at in each part of the calendar, and what can wait.
Written with these towns in mind
Biddeford · Bridgton · Brunswick · Buxton · Cape Elizabeth · Cumberland · Falmouth · Freeport · Gorham · Gray · Hampton, NH · Harpswell · Kennebunk · Lewiston · Naples · Old Orchard Beach · Portland · Raymond · Saco · Scarborough · South Portland · Standish · Wells · Westbrook · Windham · Yarmouth
Winter on a Maine roof
Why ice dams keep coming back on Greater Portland roofs
If the same eave grows the same icicles every February, the roof surface is rarely the cause. The cause is usually underneath it.
Portland, South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Gorham·
After a nor'easter: what to check on your roof, and in what order
Storm damage checks go wrong when they start on the roof. Start inside, where the evidence is safest to read.
Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Wells, Hampton, NH·
Summer on a Maine roof
Salt air, sun and wind: how coastal exposure ages a Maine roof
Two identical roofs installed the same week can be in noticeably different condition if one sits on Casco Bay and the other sits ten miles inland.
Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Falmouth, Harpswell·
Washing a Maine roof without stripping it
The fastest way to take years off an asphalt roof is to clean it aggressively. Gentle methods take longer and leave the shingle intact.
Biddeford, Westbrook, Gorham, Lewiston·
Anytime of year
A month-by-month roof care calendar for Maine homeowners
Maine gives a roof four very different jobs across one year. Here is what is worth looking at in each part of the calendar, and what can wait.
Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Scarborough·
Moss on shaded Maine roofs: why the north side always goes first
Moss is not a cosmetic problem once it thickens. It holds water against the shingle and slowly pries the edges up.
Gray, Raymond, Naples, Bridgton·
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