Saint Paul Mn Roofing, Siding and Gutter Installation

 J and B Roofing St Paul Mn's Most Trusted Family Roofing and Siding Business

We service the exterior construction needs of families in St Paul, West St Paul, Mendota Heights, Eagan, South St Paul, Maplewood, and many other Twin Cities Suburbs. We specialize in roofing, windows, siding, leaf slugger gutters, snow removal, dumpster rentals, winter siding projects and so much more. Residential and commercial projects. New Construction Storm Damage Insurance Projects etc. If you need a job done you can count on us.

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Call us today for more information about your next roofing or siding project! Or check out our webste for more information about J and B roofing. We have been in business for over 25 years and we are a 2nd generation professional license and bonded Mn contracting company.

Siding

"Our goal is to partner a professional sales staff, highest quality products, and a professional installation staff to ultimately enhance the appearance and value of your home, and back this work with an unsurpassed warranty."
-Hector Suarez, President.

Jand B Roofing Siding and Windows. We also do Dumpster Rentals and Snow Removal. Winter is a great time to get a roofing or siding project completed give us a call we would be happy to discuss your home project needs.

Jand B Roofing
St Paul Mn
651-457-0391
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To Repair or Replace your Roof

Are you ready to invest in a new roof? Trying to decide if it’s time for a complete replacement or simply a repair is a big project in and of itself!  

However, a good contractor with the right expertise will be able to expertly guide you through the process with a thorough inspection and suggest how to proceed based on their knowledge, your roof’s current state and your individual needs.  Whether you have a few curling shingles and merely need a patch up or your contractor finds serious damage and feels it’s time for your roof to be totally replaced, make sure your contractor is appropriately licensed and insured.

Remember, you have quite bit at stake when you hire someone to repair or replace your roof. Hiring someone with the right experience and skill along with the correct licensing and insurance could be the difference between a beautiful new or repaired roof that will last, or a big headache and a huge amount of money that could be lost.

Here are some things you should think about when talking with a contractor about whether or not your roof should be repaired or replaced.

• How has the weather been? It might seem like a rhetorical or unrelated question, but discussing the different weather conditions put upon your roof from extreme heat and sun to snow, ice, wind and rain can help you clarify what condition your roof is truly in.

• What does your ceiling look like? That’s right, your indoor ceiling. Flaking or discolored stains and paint on the ceiling and upper walls of your home might mean roof replacement. That said, a small roof leak does not mean you need the whole roof replaced. A good contractor will be able to explain whether or not that small leak is a sign that the roof is falling apart or in need of repair.

• Is the cost of maintaining your roof exceeding the cost of replacing it? All roofs require a bit of maintenance from gutter cleaning to small shingle repairs, but if you’ve got major repair issues that amount to $2,000 here, $3,000 there in the course of a year and your contractor is wanting to charge you thousands more for a repair, replacing may save you money in the long-run.

• How old is your roof? If your shingles are over 20 years old, they probably need to be replaced. A roof that is less than 15 years old might be repairable – however, if a wide span of your shingles are battered, curled, missing or torn, you will most likely be in need of a replacement.

• What’s the span of damage across the whole roof area? Most contractors will suggest replacing if the damage is more than 25 to 30 percent of the roof.

• Are you thinking of selling? A new roof will increase the value of your home, while a roof that has been repaired could just be money out of your pocket with no valuable increase in equity.

• How many shingle layers does your roof currently have? Building code allows a maximum of two layers of shingles on houses. If you are hoping to repair your curly shingles with another layer but you already have two layers on your roof, you are going to need to replace.

Other considerations might also involve your roof deck, or the underside and supports of your roof and gutter system. If your roof deck or gutter system is rotting, then shingling won’t solve your problem. Roof deck damage is usually a sign of extensive roof damage and when your roof is replaced, you will receive a new roof deck and a new gutter system as well.

Keep in mind that even the best roof in the world will eventually need to be replaced, but replacing your roof too quickly or on the flip side, too late, can mean you’re wasting money either way. Timing is everything when it comes to your roof, especially when it comes to roof care.

If you think your roof needs to be repaired or replaced, talk with J and B Roofing today and discuss the overall condition of your roof to find out the best options available to you.

St Paul Mn Siding and Roofing Contractors

Vinyl Siding VS Wood Siding

Are new siding replacement products well suited for old and historic houses? Hardly. If you stop and think about how old houses are built and how they were intended to work it becomes clear, most replacement products don't cut the mustard.

The most common replacement siding today is polyvinyl chloride/pvc/vinyl, and it pales in comparison to wood. It's maximum life span is in the 15 to 20 year range before it becomes so brittle from ultra violate light that when bumped or touched,  it falls apart. The fading begins immediately and replacing pieces to match after the first 3 months is virtually impossible.

Vinyl is made from oil and chlorine and when overheated causes unneeded deaths from toxic off gassing in home fires. It's also hard, if not economically impossible, to recycle and never degrades in our landfills. If not washed twice a year it stains or gets moldy because vinyl is sticky and retains all the filthy air born pollution that comes in contact with it.

Vinyl siding is always installed over so-called "backer board". This is insulation board that must be installed over the original siding in order to create a flat surface for this flimsy plastic. Beware, the Federal Trade Commission declared years ago that any siding company claiming energy efficiency from this backer board is committing fraud. There is no energy efficient value whatsoever.

In fact, these extra layers over the original siding trap moisture from rain as well as water vapor trying to escape from the interior of old houses through plaster walls. I have removed vinyl and aluminum siding, installed over backer board, from hundreds of old houses only to find moisture damage all along the bottom 1/3 of the original wood siding courses. I usually find termites and carpenter ants munching on the soaking wet sill plates (a sill plate sits on top of the foundation and is the main thing holding up the walls of your house) as a result.

For More information and choices for your residing project

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JandB Roofing
Saint Paul, MN
651-457-0391
Mn Siding and Roofing Professionals