As energy prices rise, attic insulation efficiency becomes important to homeowners throughout the northeast. Your Massachusetts, Cape Cod, or Rhode Island home can become more energy efficient if you ensure you have adequate attic insulation in four places of your attic. […]
It shelters you, your whole family, your pets, all your prized possessions. It is the roof of your southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod or Rhode Island home, and it has you curious. Perhaps you are aware (many homeowners aren’t) your roof is an integrated system of parts. Now you have questions about some of those parts. Let’s take a closer look at two major components the safe way, with our feet on the ground (never climb onto your roof!). […]
New Bedford, Mass. – Couto Construction is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angi Super Service Award (SSA). This award honors service professionals who have maintained high service ratings and reviews on Angi in 2021. […]
Your roof goes beyond the shingles you see. It is a complete system of different components working together to keep your home dry and protected from the elements. Many homeowners aren’t familiar with the less apparent components for a sturdy and reliable roof, such as the roof underlayment and ice and water shield. […]
Patriots vs Colts; Toll House cookies vs Boston Cream Pie. Life is all about choices, and homeowners in southeastern Massachusetts have one more: roof replacement vs repair. Of course you pick the Pats, but how can you know what to do with your home’s roof? […]
Remember the kids’ game with your fingers, “Here is the church, here is the steeple?” When you held up your index fingers, that was not the steeple. That was the roof’s rafters, and the steeple (tower, belfry, lantern, and spire) sits on top of them! Most people are unfamiliar with their roof’s framing members. Let’s fix that. […]
Does your roof know how much money you have in the bank? Of course not, which is why your roof chooses now to finally fail. You know you need a complete roof replacement, but you also have nowhere near enough money to pay for it. What can you do? You can finance your necessary roof work with a loan arranged through your roofer. […]
Which orange came first, the fruit or the color? How far up do bald people go when they wash their faces? How long will my roof replacement take? Let’s face it: not all questions have simple answers. We cannot help you with fruits and faces, but we can help you see why roof replacement takes … well, as long as it takes. […]
Knowing you need a roof replacement and paying for a roof replacement are two different issues. After deciding on roof replacement for your southeastern Massachusetts home, you must find a way to pay for it. Here are some tips on how to know if you need to finance a roof replacement. […]
A roof replacement is one of those projects most homeowners dread having to pay for. Whether your roof has been damaged by a natural disaster or wear and tear over time, getting a new one is an expensive proposition. Many homeowners are ill-prepared to pay for roof replacement out of pocket, especially when it’s unexpected. […]
