Sep 2, 2020 | Blog, Cedar Shingles, Roofing Types, Wood Shingles
When you install as much cedar roofing as we do here at Connecticut Roofcrafters, you are bound to run into jobs where straight wood shingles must be manipulated to conform to roofs misshaped by age (as in many of our historic restoration projects), rounder roofs...
Jun 7, 2019 | Blog, Cedar Shingles, Roofing Types, Wood Shingles
Before the mid-19th century advent of bituminous roofing materials – asphalt shingles, in layman’s terms – slate and wood roofs were the most prominent materials used for both commercial as well as residential buildings. Because trees were plentiful when...
Aug 25, 2016 | Blog, EPDM Flat or Sloped Roof, Roofing Types
Consider for a moment the flat black rubber roof. Technically an Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) roof, for most of us the first image they conjure up is the roof on your high school or a local shopping mall. You’ll probably recall those flat or sloped roofs...
