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What Should You Expect When a Roof Comes to Your Home?
Replacing your roof is a large project. If possible, you’ll want to prepare your home and your family for the installation process. Depending on the type of roof and condition of your existing roof, it can take up to several days to complete the job. This article will show you how to prepare your family and what to do during and after installation.
Roofing Materials
Materials must be delivered to your house before your roofing contractor can climb on top of your roof to get to work. You can expect the shingles or any other roofing material to be delivered to your home a few days before installation. You might also receive a dumpster before the big day. A second dumpster may be available if your contractor recycles old roofing shingles. So you are ready to go, ask your roofer when everything will arrive.
Family and Pets
You and your family should be prepared for this event. It can be very loud to replace a roof. Consider leaving your home while the roof is being installed. Or arrange for your pets and children to be taken to a babysitter to avoid the noise. You should always be available to your contractor by phone if you are away from home.
Know where your young children are should you choose to keep them at home. Make sure they know that it is not a good idea to go outside without shoes and to be careful when entering or leaving the house.
Possessions
Apart from the noise, a roof can also create vibrations. It’s important to remove fragile items, such as pictures, from walls and shelves, especially exterior walls. You should also consider covering any items that might be damaged by fallen debris in your attic.
Your Yard
You can cover plants in your yard, or move them out from harm’s way to prevent debris from falling on them. This may be something your contractor will do for you. You can keep your cars out of harm’s way so that they don’t get damaged. To ensure a safe environment for roofers, make sure that toys and other equipment are stored away.
After Your New Roof is Installed
Ask your roofing contractor what the cleanup will look like so you are aware of what to expect. The roofer should remove all debris from your home after your roof has been installed. This includes any gutters, downspouts, and lawn. To ensure that everything is in order, your roofer should inspect your yard and roof. You will likely find nails in your yard over the next few days. Make sure you have shoes for your family members outside while you do this.
After the project is completed and you are satisfied with the results, the dumpster(s), and the time to pay, will be taken away. This could take place a few days after your roof has been installed. You should also ensure that your contractor registers your warranty or that you do it yourself.
This guide will help you plan for when your roof needs to be replaced. When looking at roof replacement or roof repair in Evans, GA, look to Impact Roofing & Construction, a family-owned and operated roofing, gutter, and construction company serving Evans and Augusta, GA, and the greater CSRA. We offer roof replacement, roof repair, roof installation, roof guard installation, gutter and gutter guard installations, as well as a range of other construction services including room additions, and interior and exterior remodeling. We provide both residential and commercial roofing and construction services. You can rely on us to get the work done right the first time, and we are committed to leaving your property better than we found it.
