Deciding on a color for your new roof involves taking things into consideration that go beyond looks. In addition to boosting the aesthetic appeal of your home, the color will also determine the average lifespan of your roof to a certain extent. Regardless of the considerations, it easy to see why picking a new roof color can be so exciting. After all, you are giving your house a new look. So without further ado, let us give you some points to keep in mind before you get in touch with Bay Area roofing contractors for a re-roofing.

1. The climate in your area

First thing’s first – you have to make sure that the roof color adds to your comfort. Did you know the shingle colors can influence the attic temperature by as much as 40 degrees! Yes, it is true. Whereas light shingles keep sunlight away, dark shingles absorb light and keep the home warm. So, you can probably tell which color type would be suitable for what climate.

2. Overall architecture

When it comes to matching the color with architecture, we’d advise you to stick to the tried and tested formulas. Keep classic color palettes for traditional architectural homes, and contemporary for the opposite. Also, bear in mind that dark colors tend to make homes look smaller while light colors make it look bigger.

Determining your home’s architectural style and the appropriate roof color that should go with it is not easy. In that case, don’t hesitate to consult with a Bay Area roofing company for advice.

3. Coordinate with shingle colors

This one’s a no-brainer here – the color of your shingles should obviously match with colors found in other parts like wooden siding, bricks, stone, trim or stucco of your house. Say for example; a dark grey roof will match better with a light grey or blue house while a brown or tan colored home will better accommodate brown or cream color shingles.

4. Rules of your neighborhood

Before getting the roof painted, make sure that the color doesn’t conflict with the rules set by the homeowner’s association and such. Just out of courtesy, it would also be good if your roof color is not 100% identical to your neighbor’s.

5. Your favorite house features

Stone walls, wraparound windows, bay windows, and other features and a homeowner’s favorite parts also set the tone for color. Always go for complementary colors to highlight these elements – or don’t, if you want to go discrete.

Contact Century Roof Tile for Bay Area Roofing Services

If you’ve chosen a roof color and you think it’s time for a new roof, contact our team today! For a roof inspection and consultation, get in touch with our East Bay roofing company, Century Roof Tile, via our online contact form or by phone at 1-888-233-7548.

Century Roof & Solar, operating out the East San Francisco Bay Area in Hayward, California, has been awarded GAF’s most prestigious contractor accreditation: The GAF President’s Club Award. From everyone at Century Roof & Solar, we would like to express our overwhelming appreciation and gratitude to GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, and are honored to receive this recognition.

Since our business’ birth in 1996, Installation Excellence, Consumer Protection, and Installer Training have remained three of the primary pillars Century Roof & Solar strives to deliver to each residential project and homeowner that entrusts our business with improving their personal home, bringing each to its full potential. Since 1999, our Bay Area roof contracting business has been identified by GAF as a Master Elite(R) Contractor, a distinction that we have taken pride in, and which allowed for our consideration for GAF’s most esteemed Preppidents Club Award in 2016. With this new accord, Century Roof & Solar joins only 2% of roofing contractors nationwide, and is affirmed as the Bay Area’s premier residential roofing contractor.

[NBC Article: Century Roof & Solar Receives GAF’s Prestigious 2017 President’s Club Award]

As a GAF President’s Club Award winner, our customers can be assured that Century Roof & Solar is:

• High Performing – providing property owners with the best possible service, quality, and protection.
• Reliable – personifying a long and successful history of high and undeviating performance.
• Customer-Oriented – consistently offering our customers the best protection available in the marketplace.

Our customers trust Century Roof & Solar not only as a result of our firm commitment to a systems-wide approach in replacing or repairing their roofs, but because we guarantee a reduction or elimination of their electric bill. This provides substantial value savings over the long-term. “Whether a customer’s motivation is economical, environmental, or independence-related,” states President Tony Diaz, “he or she can’t go wrong with a solar solution, and we are here to help. Our website www.centuryroofandsolar.com incorporates a Solar Solution Center as an information headquarters to answer all of our customers’ solar-related questions. It outlines the components of a typical installation, how a photovoltaic cell produces energy, and much more.”

Surely the marketplace has responded to Century Roof & Solar’s value proposition and customer-centric orientation: it has led to the contractor’s membership within the Western States Roofing Contractors Association, a Diamond Certification, an A+ accreditation with the Better Business Bureau, and finally, a GAF President’s Club Award recipient.

The Bay Area’s Premier Residential Roofing Contractor

For Bay Area re-roofing, roof repair and skylight installation, contact Century Roof Tile at (510) 780-9489 or use our online contact form.

The Top Residential Roofing Trends

How recession changed the trends?
Recently conducted surveys have revealed that the majority of US residential roofing projects involve re-roofing. The country is currently home to hundreds of thousands of older homes, which will soon require a roof replacement or repair during the next few years. The recession of 2007-2008 prevented a large number of homeowners from putting off their re-roofing projects. During those torrid times, the country’s lending environment was unfavorable for any kind of home renovation.

At present day, these conditions have significantly improved such that the number of received calls from customers is increasing with each passing day. Through 2020, it is believed that the conditions will improve even more so. Soon, we will see the trend of homes with worn, older roofs subside.

Asphalt shingles are still the most beloved roofing material
With regards to the residential market, no other roofing material has succeeded in surpassing the popularity of asphalt shingles. Their modest cost and favorable appearance have allowed them to remain homeowners’ favorite product type within the residential roofing market. They also come with supplanted conventional three tab shingles. Experts predict that their popularity will continue to increase. The primary cause of their admiration is attributed to asphalt shingles’ ability to showcase damage resistance in exposure to high winds. They are the particular favorites of people living in the coastal areas who experience severe storms throughout the year.

Material considerations based on region
In the West and South, homeowners must select roofing material dependent on their building codes. These codes recommend cool roofing installation such to reduce energy consumption. Also, this allows products to meet those code requirements, (reflective, light-colored roofing) while gaining popularity at a great pace.

Roofing tiles and metal roofing materials are enjoying maximum popularity in the West and South.  Both for robustness (they offer higher resistance to wind) and aesthetic appeal, these materials score high regards, and thus, tend to be automatic choices for most homeowners living in the coastal regions.

However, it is believed that by 2020, other roofing materials like polymer products, natural slate, bituminous membranes will start gaining popularity in these parts of the country.

For Bay Area re-roofing, roof repair or solar roof installation, contact Century Roof & Solar

At Century Roof & Solar, we utilize all kinds of high quality roofing materials available on the market. You can contact us for carrying out roof installation, roof repair, as well as re-roofing. We can be contacted via phone at 510-780-9489 or by filling out our online contact form.

Roofing is a delicate matter given the amount of financial investment it requires. Many people try to cut corners by opting for cheaper roofing materials (which is not advisable either) or trying more cost-effective roofing methods.

Re-roofing is a hot-topic issue given that not many people know how to go about it. While some immediately resort to tearing down the existing roof and starting from scratch, a good number of people believe that installing new shingles over the old roof is a very smart move. From a financial point of view, this will save you a lot of money since you won’t have to spend money on removing the old roof. However, from an architectural point of view, this is potentially the worst thing you could do to your house.

Here are a few reasons why installing a new roof over the existing roof can be of benefit to you:

• The majority opt for this because it is way less expensive. You do not have to spend money on removing the roof or preliminary materials to cover the old roof.
• It is less time consuming. Roof installation will take a significantly shorter amount of time to be complete with this shortcut.
• Aesthetically speaking, you cannot tell the difference between a re-shingled roof and a newly installed roof. It looks just as good and also tends to be just as durable (in some opinions; not ours).
• One of the major perks of this style of roofing is that you get double protection from storms. Provided your old roof is not in complete shambles, you can rest easy knowing that you have some backup shingles in case one or two of them get blown off in the strong winds.

As much as the perks are enough to tilt anyone’s decision towards roofing over the old shingles, there a number of reasons that will convince you how re-roofing over shingles is generally–and in our opinion–a bad idea. These include:

• The manufacturer can deny a warranty claim. Hidden in the fine print may be some clauses that empower them to refute your claim if you have re-roofed over existing shingles.
• Some roofing contractors may not tell you this (we will) but adding a second layer of roofing is putting additional weight onto your house. In the long run, you will end up dealing with a problem brought about by a concave or overweight roof.
• Roof leaks are exponentially harder to detect. By not removing the old roof, you effectively inhibit efforts to inspect the underlying wood construction and find the source of the problem.
• Some building codes do not allow the installation of more than two layers of shingles.
• The new shingles are more susceptible to getting blown off by strong winds since the old shingles prevent them from sealing properly.

[Related: Why Asphalt Shingles Fail Prematurely]

Our East Bay Roofing Company is Here to Help

If the decision seems too hard to make, contact the professional Bay Area roofing contractors at Century Roof & Tile to get a more enlightened point of view on the matter. Roof installation can be a breeze or a hassle depending on the level of proficiency of the roofing company you settle on. Choose Century Roof & Tile and give us a call today at (510) 780-9489 or contact us online via our contact form.

If you are preparing for a full roof replacement you’ll want to carefully consider your roofing options with regard to longevity, material type, cost, and other factors. The average 3-tab asphalt shingle roof, which is among the most common roofing materials, will last 15-25 years, while other roof types can last longer. All roofs require periodic inspection and maintenance to ensure they will not fail prematurely, but inevitably, all types need to be replaced at some point. Read on to find information to help you make a decision about what type of roof installation is best for you.

General Considerations

First, let’s address potential constraints on your roofing material options:

• Local building codes may not allow for wood, thatch, or other roofing materials.
• Roof pitch can limit which roofing materials can be used on your home.
• Fire and wind resistance may be an important consideration for you, and different roofing materials have various resistances.
• Durability varies greatly among roofing materials. Some materials require much more rigorous and regular maintenance. Your choice will thus have implications for the cost and frequency of solar roofing options.
• The weight of some options could be too heavy for support beams.

Roofing Materials

• Asphalt shingles are the most common due to their low cost and ease of installation. They last between 15 and 25 years.
• Metal roofs can be aluminum, steel, or copper, and they can be installed as panels or shingles. They tend to be long lasting (50+ years) and low maintenance, but they can also be expensive.
• Tile and cement roofs are beautiful but heavy. They are long-lasting and generally low maintenance. One big issue – relevant to Bay Area owners and builders – is that wind damage can create big problems for tile roofs.
• Slate roofs tend to be very expensive, and you must use specially trained workers for installation. The material is obviously heavy, but it is also long lasting (75+ years).
• Wood shingles, often made of cedar or redwood, can be a great choice, but you may need to fireproof. Wood also has a relatively short lifespan and relatively high maintenance burden.

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Century Roof and Solar is a certified and licensed East Bay roofing company. We can install and repair nearly every roofing material on any pitch of roof. We also provide solar roofing options to make your home easier on the environment and your monthly bills. Call us today at (888) 233-7548 or send us a message from our website for a free estimate.

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You know you need to call roofing contractors to manage a big problem with your building. But do you need to replace your whole roof? Or will roofing repair suffice to meet your needs?

Whether a storm hit your Bay Area condo and shellacked your roof tiles; or a tenant spotted a massive leak, you have two basic options:

• Patch leaks and spot repair damaged parts of the roof;
• Conduct a partial or total re-roofing.

Damaged shingles look bad, but replacing shingles can be surprisingly simple, superficial work. Just remove the mangled shingles and attach new ones. There is one big catch, though; you need to find shingles or tiles that match your current roof. Unless you saved extra shingles from the original roofing job, you’ll need to hunt for tiles. Mismatched tiles don’t look great, even when they get the job done. A mismatched roof can also make your home less salable.

Partial re-roofing may seem like a logical solution; the work is less complex and labor-intensive than full re-roofing. However, on a square foot basis, partial roofing is actually pricier than complete re-roofing. Plus, you want to avoid fixing one section… only to have to fix subsequent other sections, months or years from now, in a piece-by-piece fashion.

Contact our Bay Area Roofing Contractors Today

The whole calculus is tricky because you need to weigh short-term benefits/costs against long-term benefits/costs. A lackluster job done today may save you money upfront; over 10 years, though, you’ll pay a lot in repeat costs. Conversely, if you spend a lot re-roofing your building today — and then market pressures force you to sell it in a year — you may not recoup the costs. Talk to the team here at Century Roof & Solar to figure out an effective, strategic way to approach your roofing repair and/or replacement needs.