Residential

How attic insulation works is, for many homeowners, not how they think it works. A lot of science backs up the technology of modern attic insulation (or insulation anywhere in your home).  […]

If you want to add further insulation to your attic, one of the biggest questions will be what type of insulation you want to place. Cellulose insulation is a sensible choice. Not only is it high in performance levels, but it is also an affordable option. Here are just four of the many perks your home will receive when you go with cellulose insulation. […]

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!).  […]

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. […]

Today’s pop quiz has only three questions, but you must get them all correct. Ready? 1 — Guess your age. 2 — What are your initials? 3 — What is a roof deck? Did we stump you? Your home’s roof deck is the system of wood framing members holding up your roof. It includes sheathing, rafters, and some smaller boards. It is absolutely integral to your roof’s health.  […]

No house comes with a parts manual. What are hip jacks? Cripple rafters? What is roof ventilation? You can get away with not knowing the structural wood members of your Massachusetts home’s roof, but you will benefit by learning about proper roof ventilation.  […]

Most homeowners in southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and Rhode Island are grateful to their roofs for protecting their families from Mother Nature’s worst habits. Yet those same homeowners often ignore their roof. For example, do you know why your attic is insulated?  […]

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.  […]