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Texas homeowners spend an average of 12.8 years in their home before moving. The average Texas roof life is 12-15 years, but hailstorms are possible every 4-9 years. So it is likely you will need to replace your roof once or twice while you live there. Choosing a roof color is an important decision, one that you could have to look at for the next 12 years. Read More...

Replacing your roof is expensive. There is simply no way around it but, it is also the most important component of your home. If your roof leaks, it can cost you thousands of dollars in repairs and thousands of more dollars in personal property damage. Even just a small leak will become big damage when left unrepaired. Roof repairs for small leaks range from quite manageable to very expensive. However, Read More...

Severe weather in Texas is always just a question of when and where. Every year hundreds of thousands of hail claims are filed in Texas. Actually, Texas is first in the nation for hail claims representing 28% of all hail claims over three consecutive years. Add in tornadoes and high wind, and you are playing the Russian Roulette of storm damage. Your only recourse is to be prepared and educated. In the last 17 years, Read More...

Do I have to pay a deductible for hail damage to my roof? This is one of the most common questions we are asked and the simple answer is yes, you must pay your insurance deductible, or you could be committing insurance fraud. In the recent past, this was overlooked by many contractors willing to bend the rules and work in the gray area just to be able to compete with all the storm chasing roofers. Because of this, Read More...

When our customers get their roofs replaced one of the most common questions we get is “what roofing material is energy efficient?”. There is no black and white answer to this question for a few different reasons that we will discuss here. After reading this article you will have a comprehensive understanding of which materials are energy efficient. What does Energy Efficiency mean for a Roofing Material? First, Read More...

You may have heard of Class IV roofing or maybe the term high-impact or even impact-resistant. These are all terms used for roofing systems that have exceeded the standards of the test, UL 2218, that is performed by Underwriters Laboratories. Class IV roofing systems include many different types of roofing materials, not just asphalt shingles such as tile, metal or synthetic roofing. Read More...

Christmas is a time for family, giving, and community. This is why Baker Roofing & Construction would like to share some of our favorite Dallas Charities this Christmas. The community has always been important to us at the Baker Roofing team. Many of our employees volunteer their personal time every year to several charities here in Dallas – Fort Worth. Read More...

Texas is known for its fantastic BBQ, pecans, grapefruit, and sweet tea. However, unfortunately for us Texans, it is also known for severe weather that seems to drop out of that big blue Texas sky faster than a Nolan Ryan fastball. Severe thunder and lightning storms with large hail can happen in the spring, summer, and fall, but these storms can also produce tornadoes at nearly any time of year. Read More...

Check out our feature in Redfin's informative article by Ryan Smith. Now that fall has arrived and winter is right around the corner, it’s time to start tackling those critical projects before the weather changes. Perhaps the most important item to cross off your list is your roof. Whether you live in Salt Lake City or Portland, if you don’t take the time to properly prepare your roof for inclement weather, Read More...

Buying and choosing replacement windows can be a difficult task, and with so many styles, materials, and energy-efficient options to choose from, it is easy to see why some folks tend to wait on replacement windows. But that would be a mistake. Replacement windows offer your home some significant benefits for the costs. Read More...