Are you interested in making the most of your home unless you need to relocate? With new construction and newer houses out of reach or not available, many North Carolina homeowners are deciding to stay longer in the home they already have. For others, it means maximizing and protecting their...
Today, energy and its costs are top-of-mind for more of us than ever before. How can we maximize our resources to reduce the cost of energy now and in the future? Cost-Effective Solar Energy: PV Solar Mounted Panels The current reality is that traditional crystalline photovoltaic solar panels offer the most cost-effective...
New roofing products in the form of solar shingles are now on the market from two different industries: technology companies and asphalt roofing manufacturers.The pros of solar shingles:The most obvious benefit to solar shingles is simply aesthetics: they look more like a traditional roof. If you need to replace your...
We can make sustainable choices in the autos we purchase and how we use or collect energy for our homes. Do you know you can make a sustainable roofing choice?The very least sustainable roofing choice is asphalt. The most stainable choice in roofing is metal. How do Asphalt Roofs Compare with a...
With summer comes the memories of childhood. Remember the heat from a boiling asphalt driveway? With bare feet, we quickly learned that you wouldn’t scorch your feet if you could run fast enough. Asphalt can't change its nature when it comes to heat. Asphalt gets hot, and although the asphalt on that...
It is not uncommon for us to get a call or email with the questions, “What is the price of a metal roof?” Is the old saying true that if you have to ask, you probably can’t afford it?In many cases, we would agree with this saying. However, it could...
There are lots of roofing materials on the market, each offering different pros and cons. One of the most popular roofing materials is asphalt shingles. They might be popular, but asphalt shingles are not the most reliable or cost-effective form of roofing on the market. To illustrate the weakness of...
