Are You Insured?
An adjuster may ask for this if they need a helping hand on a roof
What is a Ladder Assist?
A game changer in the roofing would, this tool allows installation to go significantly faster!
What is a Nail Gun?
The area where the slope meets another slope and the pitch changes
What is a Transition
My smell makes it difficult to work around me because I vent terrible gasses
What is a pipe jack or vent stack?
What is Ventilation or Proper Ventilation?
Wind and Hail are both well known enemies to a shingle but this can also be a roof killer in high altitude places
What is an Ice Dam?
A useful tool to let you know whether you need to pay the crew more or put on cougar paws or not!
What is a pitch gauge?
Probably not something you want done to you in prison, this tool is used to check the quality of a welded seam
What is a probe
I keep debris and water away from large objects on the roof.
What is a Cricket or Saddle?
I am the hometown to the company that made the original fiberglass shingles
What is Toledo, Ohio
A nifty tool that allows anyone to use to get dimensions of a home, even homeowners can do this for an insurance company.
What is HOVER or Hover App or Hover Report?
This necessary tool will keep your customers from having to get a tetanus shot or rush the family pet to the vet!
What is a Magnet
My sole purpose is to allow water to leave a flat roof if the drain is clogged or obstructed
What is a scupper, relief scupper or overflow?
I dont serve much of a purpose until someone needs to replacement or repairs on a scary tall/steep roof
What is a Roof Anchor?
The first TWO places a roofing expert should look if there is a leak coming into the home
What is Valleys and Penetrations?
I am typically given to high risk customers, even if they get full coverage on the roof they wont be getting all of the money!
What is an ACV Policy?
This clever tool allows you to navigate steep slopes like a frog or just make you feel like Spiderman
What is a Pitch Hopper?
I adhere the overlap on EPDM to make sure leaks don't happen at the joints
What is Seam Tape?
I get rid of all the hot air without needing batteries or electricity, I'm also known to scare off problematic animals!
What is a Whirly Bird or Wind Turbine?
I protect the shingles from any growing lifeforms trying to ruin my integrity
What is Copper Granules or Zinc?
Just because the shingles are damaged doesn't always justify a payout, you should find this around the property
What is Collateral or Collateral Damage?
This device helps locate water intrusions and allows you to see like those predator movies.
What is a FLIR Camera?
This insulation material is usually abbreviated with the letters I S O
What is Polyisocyanurate?
This is always needed around a roof but I am a unique kind to bridge the gap!
What is Wide Back Drip Edge/D-Metal?
What is 20 SQ of Deck Seal/Rolled Roofing (200 SF)