How Can Different Weather Events Affect Your Roof?

How Can Different Weather Events Affect Your Roof?

When a severe storm hits your area, one of the most vulnerable parts of your home is the roof. While roofs are designed to protect you and your home from these kinds of incidents, it can only take so much. However, you can keep your roofing system strong with regular maintenance and by addressing damage as soon […]

What You Need to Know About Slate Roofing Installation

What You Need to Know About Slate Roofing Installation

Slate roofs are known for their beauty, durability, quality, and long life. When properly installed and maintained, this material can last for more than a century. However, its installation process isn’t as easy as other roofing options. 

All About Slate Roof Installation

All About Slate Roof Installation

Slate is among the most beautiful and durable roofing materials available today. Krech Exteriors installs GAF TruSlate®, the standard for quality for slate roofing. It’s important to install slate roofing properly to avoid issues.

Signs You Need Emergency Roof Repair

Signs You Need Emergency Roof Repair

A simple roof problem like missing shingles can compromise the structural integrity of your home. However, not every single roof issue calls for an emergency repair. Knowing when to call your trusted roof contractors is important.

The Wonders of StainGuard Plus™ Shingles

The Wonders of StainGuard Plus™ Shingles

Algae growth is a common issue on every type of roof because most places experience high humidity. The algae that grows on your roof is called Gloeocapsa magma. It forms on the shaded parts of your roof, where it is darker and wetter. If not removed immediately, it may leave dark black stains that can […]

Roof Replacement Financing: Cash or Other Methods?

Roof Replacement Financing: Cash or Other Methods?

Roof replacement can be quite an expensive undertaking. That’s why homeowners are constantly looking for ways to finance their roof replacements. Thankfully, there is one way that is more practical than most other methods, and that’s by financing the roof replacement with cash.

Make Your Home Eco-Friendly With Green Roofing

Make Your Home Eco-Friendly With Green Roofing

With people becoming more aware of global warming and other environmental issues, there has been an increase in the demand for more eco-friendly products. This trend also extends to roofing products, where green roofs are becoming popular. What exactly is green roofing, and why is it eco-friendly?

How Our Emergency Roof Repair Service Benefits You

How Our Emergency Roof Repair Service Benefits You

After serving the Twin Cities and beyond for over 28 years, Krech Exteriors knows nature could ravage homes when least expected. This is why we offer emergency roof repairs to keep minor and major leaks under control even during the worst hours.

4 Questions That Separate Reliable Roofers From the Rest

4 Questions That Separate Reliable Roofers From the Rest

Finding a reliable roofer can be challenging. Although the industry is full of hardworking and honest professionals, some, unfortunately, are not. To help you separate good contractors from the bad, Krech Exteriors shares key questions you ought to ask:

GAF TruSlate®: The Ultimate Alternative to Traditional Slate

GAF TruSlate®: The Ultimate Alternative to Traditional Slate

Slate is one of the most enduring roofing materials known to man. Its steep price, however, has put it out of reach of most modern homeowners. Plus, structural modifications are almost always necessary to support its massive weight, making reroofing projects more disruptive and increasing the cost of labor. Although many economical alternatives are available […]

Royal Sovereign®: Beauty and Performance Meet Affordability

Royal Sovereign®: Beauty and Performance Meet Affordability

Royal Sovereign® is not just your garden-variety three-tab shingle. GAF has gone to great pains to make it a stunning and durable departure from the rest of its counterparts. After being trusted for more than 50 years, the Royal Sovereign has never lost its appeal to homeowners that desire economical and high-quality fiberglass-asphalt shingles.

Not Water: The Real Culprits Behind Storm Damage

Not Water: The Real Culprits Behind Storm Damage

Storm damage comes in many forms, but all is destructive in nature. In the Twin Cities and neighboring areas, where nature is not so friendly, storms could ravage your home in different ways depending on the culprit.

Why You Need to Do Your Own Roof Inspections

Why You Need to Do Your Own Roof Inspections

Roofs are easily one of the biggest investments you as a homeowner will make, so by keeping it in best condition, you’re essentially protecting your investment. Regular roofing inspections, in conjunction with professional maintenance, is a preferable approach over calling roofing repair contractors only when you notice leaks or other similar problems.

First Aid Tips: Handling Leaks until Roofers Come

First Aid Tips: Handling Leaks until Roofers Come

Roof leaks, especially those that happen in the middle of a storm, often can’t wait. Even if you phone for an emergency service right away, it would take several minutes before pros could come to your rescue. To avoid dealing with worse interior damage, you must keep the leakage under control.