DIY Roofing? Not a Good Idea!

Roofing your Sacramento Home Yourself?

There are a lot of things around the home and garage that myself and many other qualified Handymen and women do not hesitate to do ourselves. Electrical work, sheetrock repairs, trim work and more. The roof, however is another matter.

Now, if your roof needs a shingle reset or you know the source of a small leak, by all means get up there and take care of business. Careful though!

Roof Pitch - It's Steeper than it Looks!

Image credit APB Pole Barns site

Roof pitch is not something you are going to know right off the top or you head. It's also hard to estimate from the ground. You might think "oh, it does not look too bad". But then you get up there and you freeze. I've done it. It's very uncomfortable. For roof pitch, there are three important terms. Run, rise and pitch. See the image here from APB Pole Barns and the explanation they provide is very clear.

Run is a length measurement up the roof. If you could mark off a 12" section of "Run" by measuring and place your level at the upper marking. Then get the level bubble balanced and measure down to your first mark. The measurement is the "Rise" and in this example it is 7". The "Pitch" is the two number with a slash mark in between them. The pitch in this case is a 7/12 pitch.

The point being made here is it is really hard to walk on and work on a roof without a specialized safety equipment and/or a lot of experience. There are a lot of techniques that roofers use for example just to keep their tools with them. Try setting a hammer down on a slide at the park. You'll understand.

Experienced Sacramento Roofers

Choosing a qualified roofer over trying to do it yourself has more benefits.

• Experience means References! Ask for a list of clients they've worked on.
• Workmans Comp Insurance. Real roofing companies will have Workman's Comp for their employees and helpers.
• Time in Business. The more the better because it tells you they are "doing it right".
• Warranty. You'll get a product warranty from the manufacturer. Ask about the Roofer's labor warranty. Then, if the roofer is certified by the manufacturer, you may get a double warranty. Ask.
  

  Who to call for Roofing Sacramento CA

  Yancey Home Improvements is your Roofing Company Sacramento that meets all the qualifications and more. Licensed, Insured and Experienced. Visit their site for more info.

All-Tex Exteriors -GAF/ELK Preferred Contractor

All-Tex Exteriors is a preferred contractor for GAF/ELK. Whether you are located in Austin, TX or Houston, TX metro areas, All-Tex Exteriors can repair or replace your roof.

We use exclusively GAF/ELK products for a top quality roof and attractive appearance. With the GAF/ELK preferred contractor warranty, you are assured of many years of top performance and good looks.

Call All-Tex for more information: Austin 866-921-5718 or Houston 866-921-5715.

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Improving Local Search Results

If you are a small business owner of a local shop or service business, this is a "must do"!

Google has a service called Google Places. Google Places is the Local Map advertising space that shows up at the top of your search results when you include a local term in your search.

By local term, I mean adding either the city and state or the zip code to your search terms. When you do that the map will usually show up.

If you have a Google Account, you could get yourself on the map for free but, it does take some time to do so. Plus, you may not know how to do keyword research on the internet to determine which keywords will result in the most new clients. Getting the maximum number of new clients is important, isn't it?

When you have an expert such as enLocal do the work for you it saves you time and gets more customers more quickly. This is because you'll probably need to tweak it for weeks to get the best results where as an expert that is trained in Search Engine Optimization can do it right the first time.

Time is Money, right? How about if you concentrate on closing more sales from all the new clients you will get and let the experts do the other stuff!

If you are in North East Harris County, TX, visit http://www.topofgooglelocal.com and consider calling ATX Global LLC of Houston/Kingwood to get you on the map.

You'll be glad you did!

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Google Side Wiki

I am enjoying the Google Toolbar and Side Wiki. I was previously very "anti-toolbar"! But, now I see several useful benefits.

Also, check out http://www.mattseo.com if you are interested in SEO topics. Search Engine Optimization, for those that don't know the acronym. SEO helps your website and blog get found on the internet. Matt Waterman has a good site on the topic. Check it out.

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Love Crave Cupcakes!

We recently went here for the third time. We have never been disappointed. The cupcakes are awesome and are really fresh.

With the traffic levels they get, I would guess the cupcakes never make it to maybe an hour old.

Chocolate cake with chocolate icings is always my favorite. We have also had some incredible lemon ones too. I'm glad to see they are opening a West U location this summer.

This is a must try dessert experience!

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Enjoyed it!

My wife and I recently were in the Uptown area of Houston and were looking for a place to eat. I use Yelp a lot to find places...I just drive to a location and turn on Yelp on my iPhone. It is a great tool.

So, we read the review of Ciao Bello and decided to check it out.

It's in a strip mall but once you enter the dark solid wood entry doors, you are entering a chic and fashionably upscale interior. The bar are is really attractive ad all the dining area is behind the bar. There is a patio dining area too.

Service was beyond what I was expecting. We had no less than 5 people attending to us when we sat down. A different person helped my wife and myself with our chair and our napkin!

Everything lived up to our immediate impression. Food was excellent and service remained excellent. Yelp had a 2 star rated price...it's not. Its' more like 3 stars. Dinner entrees starting in the mid teens and into the high $20 range. We spent about $80 without getting dessert...just dinner and a glass of wine each.

The food and experience is worth it though. Check it out.

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Berripop in Humble

There is one of these that opened recently on 1960 in Humble. Going to definitely get out to this soon. I do miss the Kingwood TCBY that closed in 2008 but, they were kind of boring compared to Twist and now (Berripop from what I hear).

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