Archive for August, 2011

Hurricanes and Roofs: Northern Virginia Roofing Service

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

In about two hours from now the first rain and wind from Hurricane Irene will be here in Northern Virginia; its going to make a mess.

If you haven’t done so already you have a little time to make sure your gutters are cleared.

Move your lawn furniture in the garage or stack it tightly together and bind it with a rope, bring in anything that can go flying.

Plants in pots will be safest placed against the wall on the ground. Plastic kids toys can easily go flying and break your windows or your neighbors so get them inside too.

When the storm really gets going some of you are going to have roof leaks. When faced with a stream of water dropping out of the ceiling you must resist the urge to go up on your roof to see why.

Don’t Go Up on Your Roof!!!

Relax, everything can be fixed.

Move everything you can away from the the drip and put out some buckets, pots or plastic sheeting to catch the water. You can come up with new and creative ways to catch the water- remember the Mouse Trap board game? Chances are really good that the power is going out and you wont have anything else to do anyway; so have fun with it. Ok, it’s not going to be fun, it’s going to be a miserable couple days, but my point is that there is nothing worth getting hurt over.

My job as a roofer is dangerous on a good day, a panicked homeowner trying to fix their roof in a gale with plastic from their dry cleaning is a recipe for utter disaster. Let it leak, its not worth getting hurt over. Drywall, paint and plaster are all relatively cheap and can easily be replaced; chances are you always hated the color in the dining room and this will be your chance to repaint and love it.

This will certainly be a tough 24 hours; when Hurricanes pass through they are almost always followed by a few days of beautiful weather. The forecast for Sunday through next week shows clear sunny skies; plenty of time for me to fix your roof.

If you have damage to you roof call 703-299-8888 or

email tom@lyonscontracting.com

or text to 571-830-0634

and I’ll be out ASAP after the storm passes.

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Northern Virginia Earthquake Roof and Building Damage

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Please feel free to add to this in the comments section- this is a short checklist for homeowners to follow when they get home from work tonight.

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We live in an area that has kept relatively still for a few hundred years; we just had quite a shake; there are going to be a few things to fix. If you feel the building or parts of it are unsafe then please use caution and don’t go in until a local building inspector has declared it to be safe.

These are things to look for at your house:

Inside the house:

1) Large cracks in ceilings or walls.

2) Doors that won’t open or close like they did this morning.

3) Cracks in tile floors.

Outside the house:

1) Look all around the window openings, especially if you have brick walls.

2) Look at the chimney- look for cracks or a tilt.

3) Look across the roof, check for vertical or horizontal cracks or pronounced buckling.

4) Gaps can open up in flashings at walls and chimneys.

5) Metal trim can buckle and split.

6) Falling bricks can make holes in any type of roof.

If you see any of the above you should call a roofer to secure your roof. We are supposed to get a huge amount of rain from hurricane Irene on Sunday, so please don’t delay.

If you can’t see your roof clearly from the ground you can call us to schedule an inspection.

If you need us call 703-299-8888 or email contact@lyonscontracting.com

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