Why Is My Tucson Roof Leaking Weeks After a Monsoon Storm?
If your roof starts leaking weeks after a monsoon storm, the storm almost certainly caused the damage. The water just took time to show itself. Wind can lift a tile, loosen flashing, or break a shingle seal without leaving anything you can see from the driveway. Rain gets under the surface, soaks into the layers […]
What Tucson Homeowners Should Photograph After a Monsoon Roof Storm Before Calling Insurance
A monsoon cell can damage a roof in minutes, and the photos you take in the first day often shape how the insurance claim goes. Before you call your carrier, photograph the whole house from all four sides, every roof problem you can see from the ground, any debris in the yard, and every interior […]
Does a Tile Roof Increase Home Value in Tucson?
Quick answer: Yes, in most Tucson neighborhoods a well-maintained tile roof adds more resale value than it costs to keep up, and it does it in three ways: buyers here expect it, appraisers and inspectors treat it as a durability asset rather than a liability, and it keeps paying you back through lower energy bills […]
Are Shingle Roofs Actually Good for Tucson Homes?
I’ve spent years putting shingle roofs on Tucson homes, tearing old ones off, and getting called back out when something went wrong — sometimes ours, more often someone else’s rushed install. So when people ask me for an honest review of shingle roofing, I don’t give them a sales pitch. I give them what I’ve […]
What Should You Do First After Storm Damage to Your Roof?
The call almost always comes in the same tone: calm on the surface, panicked underneath. “There’s a stain on my ceiling and I think it’s getting bigger.” I’ve been doing this long enough to know that by the time someone can see water on drywall, the roof has usually been letting it in for a […]
Can Insurance Cover Monsoon Roof Damage in Arizona?
Every monsoon season in Tucson, we get calls from homeowners who are standing in their living room looking at a water stain on the ceiling, wondering the same thing: will my insurance pay for this? Most standard homeowners insurance policies in Arizona cover sudden storm damage, including wind and hail. The longer answer is that […]
Common Tile Roof Problems and How to Prevent Them
Tile roofs are everywhere in Tucson and across southern Arizona, and for good reason. They handle heat well, they look great on the architecture here, and the tiles themselves can last fifty years or longer. But “long-lasting” is not the same as “maintenance-free,” and most of the tile roof problems Arizona homeowners deal with come […]
Hidden Roof Damage After Tucson Monsoon Season: What Homeowners Miss
Tucson monsoon season brings some of the most intense weather in the Southwest. Between June and September, high winds, heavy downpours, blowing debris, and hail can hit a roof hard. The worst part is how normal everything looks the morning after. Most homeowners step outside, glance up, and assume the roof held. If there are […]
Does a Metal Roof Make Your House Hotter in Tucson?
Im Ivan Infante, owner of Kino Roofing, and I’ve had this same conversation more times than I can count, usually while standing in someone’s driveway in July with sweat already soaking through my shirt before 9 a.m. A homeowner is seriously considering metal roofing — they like the look, they like the durability — and […]
Did My Roof Coating Survive Monsoon Season?
I’m Ivan Infante, owner of Kino Roofing, and every August I get a version of the same phone call. Monsoon season is winding down, the dust has settled — literally — and somebody’s standing in their backyard squinting up at their flat roof trying to figure out if that chalky, streaky, slightly beat-up looking coating […]