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Late-Summer Heat and Your Roof: Why August Is Peak Season for Shingle Blistering and UV Damage

August can be rough on a roof. After weeks of hot afternoons and strong sun, the shingles have been heating up every day and cooling down again at night. By this point in the summer, that repeated exposure can start to show, especially on an older roof. You might...

How Roof Design and Slope Affect Long-Term Performance in Maryland Homes

When most homeowners think of a roof, they think of shingles, it’s color, style, and possibly warranty. But after decades of working on homes in Maryland, Topper knows the style of your roof is just as important as the material on your roof. The roof’s slopes,...

Ice Dams in Maryland Roofs: What They Are and How to Prevent Them

Maryland winters have a knack for keeping homeowners on their toes. This year, we have seen a winter storm that brought a lot of heavy snow, ice/sleet, and extreme temperature drops, which many homeowners aren’t accustomed to. One day it’s warm, and the next day we’re...

Learn More About Lap Siding

When it comes to fixing up the exterior of your home, you’ll want to take a closer look at the siding attached to your house. In some cases, it could be too damaged to continue using. That means either you or an expert will need to replace it. That’s where lap siding...

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Do Your Gutters Need Some TLC?

Keeping your gutters in the best condition possible will help prevent water damage to your home. Even relatively new gutter systems will still need some tender loving care from homeowners. However, even with that said, you might not know what you’re looking for when...

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Multiple Options for Residential Roofing

When your current residential roofing needs to be replaced, then you might not be sure how to get it done. However, you don’t need to worry. That’s because you have many different options for the choices you can make. Let’s take a look at some of them. When your...

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3 Inventive Ways to Keep Your Gutters Clean

Keeping your gutters clean is an essential way of ensuring they last longer. Plus, you can also make sure that the exterior of your home remains beautiful. However, sometimes it’s much harder to figure out what you need to do to keep the gutters this way. Here are...

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Easy Tips for Maintaining Your Home’s Siding

Even though it’s essential to make sure that your home’s roofing, foundations, and windows are intact, you can’t forget about the siding. The siding is one of the most crucial parts of your home’s entire exterior. Let’s say that a major storm blew through your...

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Finding the Right Roofing Contractor

When you need a new roof or a roof repair, it is usually because something has gone wrong or been damaged, from a small leak to a large tree falling on it. This stressful situation is made worse by the added pressure to find a dependable, reliable, trustworthy roofing...

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Homeowner Insurance and New Roofing

Leaks, cracks, and broken shingles can ruin the integrity of your roof long before you know any problems are there. Homeowner insurance is supposed to help defray the costs of many disasters that can befall your home, but what happens when you need new roofing? When...

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