For many folks, spring time is welcomed break from the cold winter months. We look forward to the warmth ahead, sunny days and family adventures the summer brings us. But the unfortunate side of spring time is the potential need for storm damage repair. Harsh weather can bring hail, lightening and other unforgiving circumstances that…
Read MoreAs homeowners, we all know that at some point, we have to invest in a new roof. But, the big question is: When exactly is the perfect time to take on serious roofing repairs? Replacing the roof too soon or too late could seriously cost you. You want to fully maximize your roof’s shelf life,…
Read MoreWinter is long gone – granted, it doesn’t always feel like that here in Michigan. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare early to avoid housing issues that commonly occur during the colder months. One of the biggest problems that homeowners face as the weather gets chillier is ice dams. The biggest reason that ice dams are…
Read MoreTranscription: Hi this is Jeff Petrucci with Bloomfield Construction; I’m here with a coworker, Tom Harcles, and we are doing a roof inspection on this house in Bloomfield Hills — very big, big home; haven’t measured it yet. I’m guessing the roof is in access of 200 sq; big hip roof with multiple levels and…
Read MoreTranscription: This is Jeff Petrucci from Bloomfield Construction. I’m out here in Bloomfield Hills on a house that has a leaky chimney. There are some flashing that was replaced here last year and now the customer has a leak inside. So, we ran a water test along the roof line and we started at the…
Read MoreRemoving a large ice dam Video Transcription: This is Jeff from Bloomfield Construction here. Here we are out in Bloomfield Township. We’re trying to get this ice damn off this roof. Temperatures are above freezing but you can see the water dripping off into this gutter. And the homeowner’s been up here trying to get…
Read MoreIce Dams Explained by Bloomfield Construction Transcription: This is Jeff from Bloomfield Construction here. I’m on the back side of this atrium. You can see the amount of ice that’s built up. The big problem is right here. What we’ve got is a dam that is stopping water from running out. Even though it’s 12…
Read MoreIce Dam Example Transcription: This is Jeff Petrucci with Bloomfield Construction. I’m out here at a house in Waterford and they have water coming to the kitchen cabinets in this corner, inside here. As you can see we have a tremendous amount of ice damming built up and it’s weird because we’ve got intake venting…
Read MoreWould you trust anyone who can carve a turkey to be your surgeon? Would you trust anyone who can assemble a Tonka truck to be your mechanic? Depending on a person’s profession, honesty about their skills can be the difference between a job well done and a very angry client, patient or, in the case…
Read More“You get what you pay for.” We’ve all heard the saying that implies that if you pay more, you’ll get better quality and more bang for your buck. In some situations, this doesn’t always ring true, but in the case of professional roof repair, it just might. It’s important to recognize the fine line between when…
Read MoreCopyright @ 2024 Bloomfield Construction
