Roofing & exterior tips for CT homeowners

Roofing guides for Connecticut homes

Beyond the articles above, these guides answer the questions we hear most, with the Connecticut building code and the manufacturers' own instructions behind them. Each one is a page of its own.

• Roof replacement in Connecticut

  When a new roof makes more sense than a repair, what the state code requires, and how a replacement runs.

• Roof repair and leak repair

  Where roofs let water in, what to do while it is leaking, and how to tell repair from replace.

• Free roof inspection

  What an inspection covers and the signs that a roof is near the end of its life.

• The Connecticut roofing code

  Design wind speed and snow load by town, the statewide ice-barrier rule and the nailing rules.

• Ice dams

  How ice dams form, why they leak into walls and ceilings, and how to prevent them.

• Metal roofing

  Standing seam, exposed-fastener panels and metal shingles, and how each handles snow and wind.

• Flat roofing

  EPDM, TPO and modified bitumen, and what slope and drainage do to a flat roof.

• Gutters and gutter guards

  Seamless and sectional gutters, sizing, and the gutter guard types.

• Chimney flashing and skylights

  Why chimneys and skylights leak and how the flashing is built.

• Storm damage

  Send us photos of storm damage and what happens after you do.

• Financing

  How contractor financing works through Service Finance Company and Hearth, with approved credit.