The very long, very hot summers, alternated with short winters, the stormy periods that come with high amounts of precipitation and are then followed by drought take a huge toll on Highlands Ranch roofs. Besides choosing the material that works best for the climate and for the building and besides ensuring that the roof has been installed correctly, roof maintenance is the most important task to ensure that your Highlands Ranch roof will provide the durable protection that you expect it to. According to R4 Roofing & Exteriors in Highlands Ranch, here are the most important roof maintenance tasks to perform:
- Inspection and cleaning twice a year – the summer and winter are the two seasons that are the harshest on Highlands Ranch roofs. This means that your roof should receive a professional maintenance visit when these two seasons are over, once in spring and again in fall. The inspection should go hand in hand with roof cleaning and it should focus not only on the roof surface, but also on the problem points on the roof, such as the areas covered in flushing or the roof valleys.
- The importance of regular gutter cleaning – your Highlands Ranch roof will be as strong as the drainage system around it. Gutter pipes can easily get clogged, which means that you should check them for clogs and clean them after each major storm to ensure proper functionality.
- Roof coatings – modern roof coatings are available for a variety of materials and are intended to improve a variety of roof features, such as the roof’s resistance to the penetration of water or its strength in front of the sun's ultraviolet radiations. Most coatings need to be applied every two or three years.