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Slate & CedarRoofing Co. · Since 1964

The blog

Straight talk, no tar.

What sixty years on New England ladders has taught us, written for homeowners, not roofers. No scare tactics, no jargon, no “call now before it’s too late.”

Ice dams: what they ruin, and how to never meet one

The physics of a $9,000 ceiling stain, and the ventilation math that prevents it.

Slate vs. architectural shingle: a 100-year math problem

Cost per decade, not per square, the comparison that changes the answer.

The 10-minute roof check any homeowner can do from the lawn

Binoculars, a checklist, and zero ladders, catch the cheap problems early.

Moss is not “charming”: a kind intervention

What moss actually does under the shingle line, and the gentle ways to evict it.

Your roof doesn’t leak, your attic sweats

Half the “leaks” we’re called for are condensation. Here’s how to tell the difference.

After the storm: the first five calls, in order

Who to phone, what to photograph, and the one thing never to sign in the driveway.

The Ridgeline, our seasonal letter

Four emails a year. Zero sales pitches.

A pre-winter checklist, a spring thaw report, and what the season’s storms taught us. Unsubscribe anytime; we won’t take it personally.

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