Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Gutters, Historic Restoration
Often viewed as the red-headed stepchild of a residential roofing system, gutters are an integral part of your roof and the first line of defense against water damage to your home or foundation. But what if your gutters played more than a functional role in your roof...
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...
Apr 30, 2019 | Architectural Asphalt, Cedar Shingles, Fairfield County, High-end Roofing, Historic Restoration, Metal Roofing, Slate, Synthetic Slate
While we happily work all over the state of Connecticut, we can’t deny the exhilaration that comes with the expansive and intricate rooftops we encounter with Fairfield County Roofing. The houses we work on in towns like Greenwich, New Canaan, Danbury, or Westport...