http://activerain.com/blogs/chuckmagee71 Land for sale. Advice on when and how to buy land, finance land and many other topics for buyers and sellers en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/3620288/louisiana-roofing-should-you-repair-your-roof-or-replace-it <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Your home is most likely your largest single investment and a new roof is one of the biggest investments homeowners can make on their home. A professional Louisiana roofing contractor can help make the decision weather you should repair or replace your existing roof less stressful.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A trusted <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com" title="Louisiana roofing" target="_blank">roofing company</a> can help you make the proper decision on when it is time to make the large investment to replace your roof. In the Denham Springs and Baton Rouge Louisiana areas we have had several recent hail and wind storm and this may be the perfect time to have your roof inspected for damage form the recent storm activity. Many good roofing companies will inspect your homes roof for free in hopes that they will have a shot at your business in the event hail and wind storm damage is found.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The goal of a quality trusted roofing contractor is to educate the homeowner on his options of repair or replacement. If you are considering a roof replacement I would recommend several things to consider and to question your roofing professional on prior to your decision. One of the first things to consider is how long you plan to keep your <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com" title="Louisiana houses for sale" target="_blank">home</a>. If you have plans on selling your home in one to five years you need to ask yourself will it pass a home inspection at that time. If it will not pass a home inspection at the time of closing will it pass with more repairs or will it require a full roof replacement.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The roofing consultant should inspect the entire roof to address potential leaks and any other deficiencies. A good roofer will inspect all facets of your roof, the shingles, flashing, chimney flashing and condition of the decking which will also lead to finding potential leaks. A good roofing contractor will also tell you the likelihood of additional leaks in the near future. You must weigh future leaks and interior damage from potential leaks against repair cost now.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If your <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Houses for sale in Alabama" target="_blank">house</a> needs repairs and you do those repairs will the roof repair work match the existing roof or will it be a potential eye sore? This will matter much more if you are trying to sell the home. The chances are not good of a repair matching no matter how good your roofer is due to weathering of the roof. Some repairs will weather in after a few months but will likely remain noticeable.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">One last question to ask yourself is if the repair is made or not will the problem or potential problem remain on your mind. Has the roof leak been hard to find and a problem to remedy? Would you be more comfortable and have more peace of mind if you replaced your roof?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Finally, look to the internet for referrals from the Better Business Bureau, your local Chamber of Commerce, Angie&rsquo;s list, family and friends. Excellent service, fair pricing, good workmanship are all things you should expect from a good quality roofing contractor.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:23:14 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3620288/louisiana-roofing-should-you-repair-your-roof-or-replace-it http://activerain.com/blogsview/3586463/denham-springs-roof-repair-cheap-or-good-you-can-t-have-both- <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you live in the Denham Springs or Baton Rouge Louisiana area your roof has been tested many times lately by wind, hail and by many rain downpours. Many roofs that have never had a problem have even seen a little leak here and there. I will list a few reasons you do not want a cheap price for your new roof.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you have priced a roof replacement in <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com" title="duck hunting land for sale in LA" target="_blank">Louisiana</a> lately you probably came close to having a heart attack when you were given the price. The price of shingles and roofing material in general has gone up drastically over the past ten years. One positive aspect of the price increase is that shingles are much better then they were just a few years ago. Owens Corning and Atlas Roofing Corporation in particular sell a great product. Both have up to a 130 MPH wind load and both have anti fungicide to keep the ugly dark streaks from making a new roof look bad.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now that you know a little about the price of new roofing material lets talk about the labor to put your new shingles on. When someone gives you a price and it looks high at first ask questions why. The prices that sound to good to be true are the ones that should worry you the most . When you are getting a new roofing system you can either have cheap or good but there is no way you can have both.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If a roofing contractor in the Denham Springs or Baton Rouge LA area is too low that should raise red flags of why? The <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com" title="Roofing contractor Denham Springs Louisiana" target="_blank">contractor</a> may not have any insurance which would leave the homeowner hung out for potential law suites if a accident was to happen. What about if the roof was to develop a problem after installation, would your contractor come back and fix the problems and let me tell you a small leak can happen after anybody installs your roof. Do you want the men nailing the shingles to your roof grossly under paid? When someone is under paid they usually do not do a very good job. If you want your full warranty you must have the nails in the shingles in the nail line as well as the proper number of nails or your warranty is void and it does not matter what manufacturer your shingles are from.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The best advise I can give for choosing a roofing contractor in Denham Springs or the Baton Rouge Louisiana area is to compare everything about the contractors and the price. Find out what kind of roofing system they are selling you, how many years of workmanship warranty you are getting and who have they done work for in the area.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I can assure you there is a very good reason for the price difference you are getting when installing a <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Houses for sale in Alabama" target="_blank">new roof</a>. You are either not getting a good job or you are getting substandard roofing material with a low price, either one will give you much heart ache in the future.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:12:27 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3586463/denham-springs-roof-repair-cheap-or-good-you-can-t-have-both- http://activerain.com/blogsview/3585129/looking-up-website-source-code-on-safari <p>If anyone is having trouble viewing the source code to websites after your update to Mountain Lion it is not that you have lost your mind. Apple for some reason has chosen to hide the tool to view the source code to a <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama hunting land for sale" target="_blank">website</a> in the new OS system Moutain Lion. I can not get a good anwser from anyone at Apple why but I will outline how to change your settings so you can do this and use many other tools that are now hidden.&nbsp;</p> <p>First open Safari and click on Safari in the tool bar, go to prefrences and then look all the way to the right and click advanced, go to the bottom and click show development menue in menue bar and close out this window. Now simply go to the development tab in the tool bar in Safari and click on show page source and you have the source code to the <a href="http://texaslandsource.com" title="Ranches for sale in Texas" target="_blank">website</a> you needed to check out. You will also see many other tools you can now access from this tab. The shortcut remans the same which is option/alt, command, U and it will open for you. One difference you will notice is it is set as a quarter page view but you can easily change that. Maybe this will help some of you.</p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:18:30 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3585129/looking-up-website-source-code-on-safari http://activerain.com/blogsview/3569934/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi-seminary-covington-county <p><span style="font-size: medium;">House for sale in Mississippi. This is a 3 bedroom 1.5 bath home located on 1 acre in <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/sch/?county=Covington" title="Houses with land for sale in MS" target="_blank">Seminary</a> MS. The <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com" title="Houses for sale in Mississippi" target="_blank">home</a> was completely remodeled in 2010 from the ground up. The home has all new sheetrock, crown and base molding, fixtures, laminate flooring, granite countertops, stainless appliances, etc. There is a large back deck as well as a newly built 20'x25' metal shop. The home is in great condition and located in the excellent seminary school district. Just 20 minutes from Hattiesburg.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><img title="House for sale in Seminary Mississippi" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/3/2/4/ar135705821342346.jpg" height="224" alt="Houses for sale in Mississippi" width="300"></span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:42:03 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3569934/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi-seminary-covington-county http://activerain.com/blogsview/3513441/november-5th-denham-springs-louisiana-hail-storm-homeowner-beware <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="column"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">If you live in Denham Springs, Louisiana you could be in the path of the November 5th 2012 hail storm. Homeowners in Denham Springs, LA should beware of unscrupulous contractors from out of town and out of the area. Do a thorough background search on your potential <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com" title="Roofing Company Denham Springs Louisiana" target="_blank">roofing contractor</a>.. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">If you live in <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com/" title="Louisiana land" target="_blank">Denham Springs</a>, LA there is a very good chance you will be visited by a roofing company in the coming months wanting to inspect your homes roof. Let me start by saying there is nothing wrong with a roofing company coming to your home and asking to inspect your roof. There are many good quality roofing companies that can do a very good job on your roof repair or replacement. If you are unaware if you have hail damage to your homes roof and qualify for an insurance claim for a new roof, then by all means let them inspect your roof. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">There are many things to be aware of when in the process of getting a new roof. If a roofing contractor comes to your door and you don&rsquo;t feel comfortable initially with them simply tell them you are not interested. A good company will thank you for your time and move on, however unscrupulous companies will start the high pressure and keep pushing. Be insistent and again ask them to leave, again the good companies will be happy to comply. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">Here is a short list of things you should do before hiring or agree to move forward with any roofing company in the Denham Springs and Baton Rouge Louisiana areas. The first thing is make sure you hire a Louisiana licensed or registered roofer. Any residential roofing job over $1,500.00 requires a contract between the homeowner and contractor as well as that the contractor be licensed. Verify the contractors license with the Louisiana State Board of Contractors. Always verify references on your potential roofing company, the Better Business Bureau, Angieslist and the Livingston Parish Chamber Of Commerce are three great places to start. Do a Facebook search, women in particular are very good at checking with friends on Facebook to check a companies references. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">When a company does an inspection of your homes roof, insist on seeing pictures of any hail and wind damage they say is present. Make sure the pictures are of your house, a good roofing company will take the first picture of your roof and get something in the background to show that the subsequent pictures must be from your house. When the roofing contractor is finished with your roofs inspection and you have checked them out thoroughly, start your insurance claim process and let them help you get a new roof. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 6.000000pt; font-family: 'Helvetica';">This is a very short list of things to do checking on your Denham Springs,<a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Ranches For Sale In Texas" target="_blank"> Louisiana</a> roofing contractor but will save you many headaches and potentially thousands of dollars and maybe even months of trying to get your job completed. Remember an ounce of prevention is always worth a ton of correction. </span></p> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:35:50 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3513441/november-5th-denham-springs-louisiana-hail-storm-homeowner-beware http://activerain.com/blogsview/3354530/land-for-sale-in-texas-rockwall-county-ag-residential-development <div class="details1" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> <h1 style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px;">POETRY RD&nbsp;E GRAVES Map ID: 6-9&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="hsLDPrw12" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">, TX.&nbsp;</span><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">(Rockwall County)</span> </h1> </div> <div class="details_description" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?id=404" title="Land for sale in Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a> land for sale. AG and Residential development land for sale in <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="TX land for sale" target="_blank">Rockwall County TX</a>. A0087, E GRAVES, TRACT 13, 9.75 ACRES</div> <div class="details_description" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</div> <div class="details_description" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><img title="TX land for sale " src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/8/8/6/ar134066254768827.jpg" height="199" alt="Land for sale in Texas" width="300"></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:20:17 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3354530/land-for-sale-in-texas-rockwall-county-ag-residential-development http://activerain.com/blogsview/3339233/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi-mccomb-pike-county-3-bedroom-with-pool <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">House for sale in Mississippi. This 3 bedroom 2 full bath with 2 half baths is in a great location in <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/sch/?id=9711" title="Houses for sale in Mississippi" target="_blank">McComb</a>, MS located in one of Mississippi's hottest counties <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com" title="Home for sale in McComb MS" target="_blank">Pike</a>. This home has a dinning room, breakfast room, Din, living room, study, utility room, 2 mechanical rooms with a great asking price of $375,000.00</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img title="House for sale in McComb MS" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/7/3/9/ar133950833593797.jpg" height="600" alt="Houses for sale in Mississippi" width="800"></span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:41:22 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3339233/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi-mccomb-pike-county-3-bedroom-with-pool http://activerain.com/blogsview/3322371/roof-repair-louisiana-enhance-curb-appeal-market-your-home- <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Did you know that 40% of the curb appeal of your home is the way it&rsquo;s roof looks. In a completely flooded housing market how can you make your home stand out on a street with eight other houses for sale.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This has become an all to familiar problem across America with the housing market in absolute turmoil. So what do you do? The Baton Rouge Louisiana <a href="http://TexasLandsource.com/" title="Texas hunting land for sale " target="_blank">housing market</a> is fairing much better than most but I still see multiple houses for sale on any one given street or in a single neighborhood. The first thing you need to do if you have no experience in selling houses in Louisiana is get expert advise. If your roof is visibly in bad shape this does not mean that functionally it is equally as bad. In Louisiana, Mississippi, <a href="http://AlabamaLandsource.com/" title="Alabama land for sale " target="_blank">Alabama</a>, Texas, Georgia and Arkansas just to name a few southern states it is very common for homes roofs to streak up and turn dark and in some cases almost black. This is from algae build up over time and typically the north slope of your home will be the worst. The algae is not an immediate problem but could develop into one over time, the main problem at hand is the ugly detraction for a home that is for sale.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There is unfortunately not much you can do from a purely visual standpoint other than replace your homes roof and this is quite expensive if you have priced a new roof lately. If you have thoughts of pressure washing your roof try and resist this, pressure washing will only damage your roof by knocking off the shingles graduals which is it&rsquo;s protective barrier. I will state some givens when it comes to selling a Louisiana home, time is money and if your houses sits on the market three times longer than is should or could have how much would a new roof really have cost you. I will quickly run you through the law of diminishing returns that we all have to live by. I will use a $150,000.00 house for my example, now lets take an average new roof price for this size home of under $11,000.00 and if you shop it you can even get that down some. Now if it takes you a year to sale your home on an average you probably gave the mortgage company the cost of a new roof in the extra interest it cost you in the additional hold time.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Now a few things you can do to shorten your hold time (marketing time) as well as probably getting a higher sales price for your home. The most obvious is get a <a href="http://theroofcraftewrs.com" title="Roofing Contractor Baton Rouge Louisiana" target="_blank">roof replacement</a>. This is the most expensive thing but check out some Baton Rouge Louisiana roofing contractors websites for some before and after pictures of local houses and you will see a dramatic difference in the appeal of the home. Make sure your landscaping is in good order and neat, keep your yard mowed at least every seven days.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In a saturated Louisiana houses market the homes that have the most appeal will surely sale quicker than unkept homes. Enhance the curb appeal of your Baton Rouge home with a new roof and other minor housing repairs for the quickest sale and best price.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:45:42 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3322371/roof-repair-louisiana-enhance-curb-appeal-market-your-home- http://activerain.com/blogsview/3309020/tx-land-for-sale-5-acres-in-smith-county-lindale-great-homesite <p>Land for sale in <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="TX land for sale" target="_blank">Texas</a>. <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?land_use=Residential" title="Real Estate for sale in Texas" target="_blank">Smith County</a>, Lindale 5 acres on corner of main road and private road. &nbsp;Private road takes the place of easement on that side of property. &nbsp;Has a couple of trees and is ready for your home. The Lindale area has great access from I-20 going into Dallas and is an easy commute.</p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:54:42 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3309020/tx-land-for-sale-5-acres-in-smith-county-lindale-great-homesite http://activerain.com/blogsview/3282703/roof-repair-baton-rouge-louisiana-hail-damage-actions-for-your-home- <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">You have your Baton Rouge Louisiana home for sale and the home inspector comes back with his report saying you have hail damage to your roof, what do you you do next? The biggest problem is time or more to the point the lack of it, get professional advice as fast as you can.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I have written a couple articles on <a href="theroofcrafters.com/" title="Baton Rouge Louisiana roof repair" target="_blank">roof damage</a> and the possibility of your insurance company denying your hail damage claim. I have a client in Baton Rouge that has had her house on the market for quite some time and finally got a contract. One of the first things to happen in a housing transaction is a home inspection. We have been trying to get this client a new roof for well over a month and just as I feared would eventually happen this homeowner had her house go through the home inspection process and the inspector came back with a negative report. The negative report came from the roof and more particular it was called hail damage, again just as I feared.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If this has happened to you, you are certainly not alone. What are your options at this stage of the game? If your house is on the open market for sale you will have to act quickly or this situation will eat your wallet alive. One of the first things you need to do is call a professional roofing contractor to inspect your homes roof. Tell the roofing company that you think you might have hail damage and let them fill out a full report with pictures so you have something to contradict the home inspectors report in case the roofing contractor comes back and says you do not have hail damage on your house. Hail damage to a homes roof can be missed diagnosed very easily, many types of damage can be called hail to the untrained eye. A few of the most common types of damage that are considered hail by an unqualified observer are shingle blistering, manufactures defect and in many cases normal wear and tear.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If your <a href="louisianalandsource.com/" title="Louisiana land for sale" target="_blank">Baton Rouge, LA</a> house was written up to have hail damage and now you find the buyer wanting the cost of a new roof off the sales price as my client did, have your counter plan in mind and implement it immediately. The first thing to do is take the roofing contractors report to your real estate Broker and let them go through it thoroughly. Have your Broker contact the buyers <a href="texaslandsource.com/" title="Texas land for sale" target="_blank">real estate Broker</a> and start negotiating&nbsp; the price with the professional roofers report on your side. The only way to counter a professional home inspector is to have your own professional that is an expert in Louisiana roofing to say the homes roof is in good order.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you have your Baton Rouge house listed for sale and it has been declared to have hail damage get your own professional roofing expert in Louisiana to furnish you with a report that it does not have hail damage and let the negotiations begin, do your best to only take off the depreciated value of your homes roof and that is about the best you can hope for.</span></p> <div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br></span></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Wed, 23 May 2012 18:52:55 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3282703/roof-repair-baton-rouge-louisiana-hail-damage-actions-for-your-home- http://activerain.com/blogsview/2381707/land-for-sale-in-amite-county-mississippi <p><a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Amite County Mississippi" target="_blank">Land For Sale In Mississippi</a>. In <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/sch/?county=Amite" title="Land For Sale In Amite County Mississippi" target="_blank">Amite County</a> MS. Waterfront/Homsite/Hunting Property For Sale In South Mississippi, Amite County. This 30 acres is mostly wooded with 15 year old pines with a nice mix of hardwoods for the deer, year long flowing creek, good road frontage on Old Hwy 24 seven miles west of I-55, great deer and turkey hunting with several good homesites</p> <p><img title="Land For Sale In Amite County Mississippi" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/3/5/7/ar130964341275353.JPG" height="450" alt="Land For Sale In Amite County Mississippi" width="600"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:51:03 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2381707/land-for-sale-in-amite-county-mississippi http://activerain.com/blogsview/2403695/land-for-sale-in-hopkins-county-texas <p>9.2 miles from <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?county=Hopkins" title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" target="_blank">Sulphur Springs</a> on State Highway 19. 1.3 miles from Tira boat ramp on Cooper Lake makes this <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" target="_blank">property</a> a must have. With 2 small lakes, mixed native grasses, and numerous building sites its perfect for a weekend retreat or a permanent residence. Road frontage on 3 sides with utilities on site.</p> <p><img title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/1/9/6/ar131077413869149.jpg" height="200" alt="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" width="300"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:49:41 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2403695/land-for-sale-in-hopkins-county-texas http://activerain.com/blogsview/2404654/land-for-sale-in-lee-county-arkansas <h1> <span class="hsLDPrw12">Marianna, AR. 72360</span><span> (Lee County)</span> </h1> <div class="details_description"> <a href="http://arkansas-landsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Lee County Arkansas" target="_blank">Arkansas Land For Sale</a>, Marianna, <a href="http://arkansas-landsource.com/sch/?county=Lee" title="Land For Sale In Lee County Arkansas" target="_blank">Lee County</a>. Fertile Mississippi River alluvial mixed soil farm located on the mainline Mississippi River levee 40 miles SW of Memphis. Excellent irrigation ground water. Cash rent guaranteed through December, 2015. Additional income can be generated from duck and deer hunting.</div> <div class="details_description"><img title="Land For Sale In Lee County Arkansas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/6/2/4/ar131084293542659.jpg" height="300" alt="Land For Sale In Lee County Arkansas" width="223"></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:48:57 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2404654/land-for-sale-in-lee-county-arkansas http://activerain.com/blogsview/2401610/land-for-sale-in-leflore-county-mississippi <p><a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Leflore County Mississippi" target="_blank">Mississippi land for sale</a>, Morgan City, <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/sch/?county=Leflore" title="Land For Sale In Leflore County Mississippi" target="_blank">Leflore County</a>. 570 ac. of farmland - 553 ac. cropland with 82% cotton base. Additional 327 ac. wooded - managed trophy deer property with duck hunting</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img title="Land For Sale In Mississippi, Morgan City, Leflore County" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/3/7/1/ar131068010617369.jpg" height="300" alt="Land For Sale In Mississippi, Morgan City, Leflore County" width="238"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:43:56 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2401610/land-for-sale-in-leflore-county-mississippi http://activerain.com/blogsview/2373469/land-for-sale-in-hudspeth-county-texas <p>48,300 +/- deeded acres with 25,000 +/- <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Hudspeth County Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a> Pacific Land Trust leased acres combine for almost 74,000 acres of great hunting in <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?county=Hudspeth" title="Land For Sale In Hudspeth County Texas" target="_blank">West Texas</a>. (Lease is very affordable!) Ranch runs up into the Eagle Mountains. Great hunting for Desert Mule Deer, Elk &amp; Aoudad. Desert Bighorn Sheep have also been seen crossing the ranch. Lots of improvements including a nice 5 bedroom lodge, great headquarters with barns and pipe pens, nice residence. There are two other camps with lodging on the ranch also. The ranch has numerous equipped wells with an extensive pipeline to distribute water across the ranch, plus numerous dirt tanks. Owner is willing to split off 25,000 +/- deeded acres plus the 25,000 +/- leased acreage.</p> <p><img title="Land For Sale In Hudspeth County Texas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/8/1/7/ar130922914271884.jpg" height="225" alt="Land For Sale In Hudspeth County Texas" width="300"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:43:27 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2373469/land-for-sale-in-hudspeth-county-texas http://activerain.com/blogsview/2338684/land-for-sale-in-ellis-county-texas <p>Located just 6 miles southeast of Downtown <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?county=Ellis" title="Land For Sale In Ellis County Texas" target="_blank">Waxahachie</a> Beautiful 49.825 acres only 30 minutes south of Dallas and Ft Worth Areas. Only 2 miles from Lake Waxahachie. Great place to build home in the country but still work in the city. Suitable for <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Ellis County Texas" target="_blank">horses and cows</a> etc. Very Cheap property taxes. ***Property around this property is restricted to no moblie homes. Survey map are located "Helpful FILES" on main page to get map. Also, I have put a VIDEO'S for you to watch. YOU WON"T BE ABLE TO BEAT THIS AREA. Pure Country Farms LLC Stephan Smith 601-668-3405</p> <p><img title="Land For Sale In Ellis County Texas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/8/0/5/8/ar130747996585081.jpg" height="412" alt="Land For Sale In Ellis County Texas" width="549"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:42:31 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2338684/land-for-sale-in-ellis-county-texas http://activerain.com/blogsview/2426207/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi <p>Lakefront home with <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/" title="Waterfront land with house for sale in Mississippi" target="_blank">land For Sale In Mississippi</a>, Summit, <a href="http://mississippi-landsource.com/sch/?county=Pike" title="Houses For Sale In Mississippi" target="_blank">Pike County</a> Lake Front Home With .74 Acres Land For Sale. In the North Pike School District this secluded home in the North part or Pike County MS less than one and one half hours from Jackson Mississippi and about the same distance from Baton Rouge Louisiana. Private Lake you can ski as well as fish or just lay out and relax. The house has a deck and patio around the house, great views, RV parking area, fishing, skiing, this would make a great weekend getaway or home. Debbie Stovall Realty LLC Debbie &amp; Kit Stovall 601-276-2126 H/O 228-216-3100 Kit 228-216-4520 Debbie</p> <p><img title="Houses For Sale In Mississippi" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/6/9/8/3/ar131190217638963.JPG" height="600" alt="Houses For Sale In Mississippi" width="450"></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:40:23 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2426207/houses-for-sale-in-mississippi http://activerain.com/blogsview/2406011/land-for-sale-in-union-county-arkansas <div class="details1"> <h1>Oklona Rd.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="hsLDPrw12"><a href="http://arkansas-landsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Union County Arkansas" target="_blank">Strong, AR.</a> 71765</span><span> (<a href="http://arkansas-landsource.com/sch/?county=Union" title="Land For Sale In Union County Arkansas" target="_blank">Union County</a>)</span> </h1> </div> <div class="details_description">The tract has small pine throughout and mixed hardwoods along the drains offering good deer and turkey hunting. The surrounding habitat offers excellent backup for the wildlife. There are several 4 wheeler roads as well as a small gas line running through the tract to facilitate access and provide shooting lanes for the deer stands. A small pond is in the W corner. The property is about 10 miles west of Felsenthal. The sellers are leaving at least 4 deer stands along with a small, furnished camp/porch. The camp is wired for a generator. It will sleep 3-4 comfortably. Access: Off Oklona road running east of Hwy. 275.</div> <div class="details_description"><img title="Land For Sale In Union County Arkansas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/3/0/4/ar131094302840324.jpg" height="159" alt="Land For Sale In Union County Arkansas" width="300"></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:38:46 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2406011/land-for-sale-in-union-county-arkansas http://activerain.com/blogsview/2405904/hopkins-county-texas-land-for-sale <h1> <span class="hsLDPrw12">Sulphur Springs, TX. 75482</span><span> (<a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?county=Hopkins" title="Hopkins County Texas Land For Sale" target="_blank">Hopkins County</a>)</span> </h1> <div class="details_description">10.44 acres located on College Street just minutes from downtown<a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Hopkins County Texas Land For Sale" target="_blank"> Sulphur Springs.</a> Zoned single family with utilities available.The possibilities are endless.</div> <div class="details_description"><img title="Hopkins County Texas Land For Sale" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/7/0/0/ar131093665900764.jpg" height="200" alt="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" width="300"></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:37:37 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2405904/hopkins-county-texas-land-for-sale http://activerain.com/blogsview/2405893/land-for-sale-in-hopkins-county-texas <h1> <span class="hsLDPrw12">Dike, TX. 75437</span><span> (<a href="http://texaslandsource.com/sch/?county=Hopkins" title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" target="_blank">Hopkins County</a>)</span> </h1> <div class="details_description">Only 90 minutes east of <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" target="_blank">Dallas</a> is this outstanding, end-of-the-road ranch. Located in Hopkins County, just 11 miles northeast of Sulphur Springs, sits this 1205+/- acre ranch. A great place to stretch your legs or just kick back and enjoy the solitude. The ranch is split up into 10 different pastures with two 3 acre lakes and numerous other ponds scattered throughout. Although 95% of the acreage is open pasture, it is still a good refuge for deer and hogs from the surrounding timber. Amenities include: a 28'x44' foreman's house, a 57'x142' hay and livestock barn, steel working pens with covered squeeze chute, and a 40'x42' shop. Utilities on site. Pastures consist of mixed native grasses with dallis and common bermuda grass being the most abundant. This is a working cattle ranch with lots of potential. Come take a look, there are not many this size around.</div> <div class="details_description"><img title="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/9/1/2/6/ar131093593362195.jpg" height="200" alt="Land For Sale In Hopkins County Texas" width="300"></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 20 May 2012 18:35:22 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2405893/land-for-sale-in-hopkins-county-texas http://activerain.com/blogsview/3230366/roof-repair-replacement-bunkie-louisiana-popular-roof-types <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After the hail storm that hit the city of Bunkie, Louisiana some of the choices you will need to make will be the type and color of your new shingles. The best person suited to help you with this decision is your roofing contractor, they should have many samples of shingle types like 3 tab and architectural. You will also need to pick a shingle manufacturer, Atlas and Owens Corning are two of the more popular brands but there are several other very good companies.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We will discuss the most popular <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com" title="Roofing Company Bunkie Louisiana" target="_blank">roof</a> types in the central and southern Louisiana area. The gable roof is one of the most popular you will see in the rural community area as well as in the city. The hip roof is another popular roof types in Bunkie as well as Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Gable roof is one of the more popular choices when deciding a style roof for your <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="TX real estate" target="_blank">home</a>. <strong>A gable roof has two roof surfaces of the same size, that are pitched at the same angle back to back, which makes a ridge at the top and forming a triangular type roof.</strong> Its clean and simple design makes it easier and cheaper to build. A gable roof is very effective in shedding water, usually provides good ceiling clearance and space and also allows for good ventilation.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The gable roof does have some inherent problems like not being the best roof type for high winds. One of the problems with the gable roof is the end wall collapsing from not being properly braced. If you are unsure if your roof has proper bracing call a home builder, roofing contractor or even a home inspector. A good roofing contractor can tell you what, if anything should be done for your home to be prepared for high wind storms. &nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Some Common variations of Gable roofs:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Side gable roof</strong> - One of the most common roofing types because it is economical.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Front gable roof</strong> - The gable end is placed at the front or entrance of the house. This type of roof is often used in Colonial and Cape Cod style houses will use this.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Cross gabled roof</strong> is two gable roof sections built together at a right angle. The two ridges the gables form are typically perpendicular to each other. The heights, pitches and lengths may or may not be the same. This type roof is used for cape cod and tudor style houses.</span></li> <li style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><strong>Dutch gable</strong> A hybrid type of gable and hip roof where a full or partial gable is located at the end of a ridge offering better internal roof space and increased visual appeal.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #003434;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you live in central or southern <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com/" title="Louisiana real estate" target="_blank">Louisiana</a> and have one of the roof types mentioned and are unsure if your home is ready for the next storm call your roofing contractor and have a complete roof inspection done. After the roof inspection, also have your contractor inspect your attic and make sure you have the proper bracing to protect you and your family.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Fri, 04 May 2012 19:48:08 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3230366/roof-repair-replacement-bunkie-louisiana-popular-roof-types http://activerain.com/blogsview/3176960/roof-repair-bunkie-louisiana-chose-your-roofing-company-carefully- <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If your Bunkie Louisiana home was one of the many damaged by the April 5th early morning hail storm that hit the town and outlying areas your not alone. The first thing on your mind now is making an insurance claim for the roof, siding and gutter damage but beware of roofing contractors that are unscrupulous.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This was no usual hail storm that blew through the small town of <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com/" title="Bunkie Louisiana roofing company" target="_blank">Bunkie</a> nor was the amount of damage to the local homes. It has been barely a week since the hail storm blew through and the town and insurance companies are still assessing the damage that will certainly run into the millions. The worst and most obvious damage was to all the towns roofs but this hail storm was much more sever than the typical south Louisiana hail and wind storm. The size of the hail was much larger which in some cases was nearly baseball size and this caused roof damage along with siding, gutter broke out skylights and windows and even damaged wooden fences.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The first step now for the towns home owners is to start the home repair process and this will likely bring in a couple contractors that are out to make a quick buck or more to the point are just out to steal your money. Choosing a good roofing company after a weather related disaster should be done carefully. If you know the roofing company that is great but odds are that after a storm of this magnitude the local roofers are not equipped to handle the mass numbers of houses damaged and you are going to have to look at some of the bigger companies that will come to your town.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are many ways to check out the companies coming to town. The first way is do an online <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com/" title="homes and real estate" target="_blank">Google</a> search on the companies you are looking to do business with. If you have never heard of the roofing companies you see around town a few things to look for are memberships and affiliations, see if they are accredited by the Better Business Bureau, this should be your first stop. You also want a roofing company that is a member of a local Chamber of Commerce it does not really matter what town only that they are members somewhere. When you do your <a href="http://Tennessee-Landsource.com/" title="TN hunting ranches " target="_blank">Google</a> search be thorough, search the company but also search the owner. By searching the owner you can find out how much experience he has as well as his background, look at the owners affiliations is he truly a roof crafter or not. I have seen several fine out of town companies in the Bunkie LA area, of these I know they can do a fine job all you need to do is check them out and make yourself comfortable with them.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">After a major weather event like the April 5th 2012 hail storm in Bunkie Louisiana you will have to work with some out of town roofing companies, just do your homework on your chosen company and look at the work they are doing around town and you will get a good quality roofing job.</span></p> <div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br></span></div> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:07:28 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3176960/roof-repair-bunkie-louisiana-chose-your-roofing-company-carefully- http://activerain.com/blogsview/3139598/roof-repair-replacement-in-louisiana-how-to-chose-the-right-shingles <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are many factors to consider when choosing the right shingles for your Louisiana home. If you want the best look for your homes roof take everything into account from the age of your house to the pitch of the roof for your best results.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are so many factors to consider when reroofing your house we will try and cover the most crucial in this article which will be the first in a series to take you from choosing the best shingle type and brand to picking a color and your contractor. When picking the <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com/" title="Roof repair Louisiana" target="_blank">shingles</a> for your home there are two types of asphalt shingles, 3-tab which usually carry a 20 year warranty and architectural which can have a 30 to 50 year warranty depending on the manufacturer and whether you get heavy grade.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We completed a roofing job for an elderly lady not long ago and she was quite satisfied with the completed job, however her son had many complaints about the look of the roof. After reinspecting the roof and walking around the house with our clients son we explained that what he was looking at was defaults in the roof itself not the shingles. The <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Roofing Homes in Louisiana" target="_blank">home</a> was in Baton Rouge Louisiana which takes much abuse from the weather, this coupled with poor workmanship in the construction of the home left many rises and dips in the roof. After the new 3-tab shingles was laid on the roof it made the roof look even worse as far as the bumps and dips. The new roof laid flat whereas the old wore out roof had a good bit of cupping that gave it somewhat of a dimensional look that helped hide the poor roof construction. If our client had chosen to upgrade to an architectural shingles the dimensional look would have masked many of the imperfections in her roof.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you have the extra money to spend when doing your roofing job always opt for the architectural shingles for the better look they will have on your roof as well as the extended warranty they carry, and they are flat out a better shingle and will take the abuse better and give you better service over the life of your home. Now you need to decide on what brand shingle to buy, all manufacturers are not equal when it comes to quality and duration. Chose a shingle that carries a 130 MPH wind warranty for best results in the south <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com/" title="Baton Rouge house roof replacement" target="_blank">Louisiana</a> area.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The last thing you must do is chose your roofing company. Before you pick a roofing contractor do a thorough Google search, look for how often they come up in key searches. A roofing company that has extensive experience in the Louisiana area will show up in results like roof repair, roof replacement and roofing expert in Louisiana. A good company will also be accredited with the Better Business Bureau, be a member of a local Chamber of Commerce as well as look and act professional.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are so many factors when choosing a roofing system for you home it is impossible to cover them all in one article. I will suggest again do your homework, study everything you can find on the internet as well as word of mouth, nothing says a roofing company can perform better than a friend they have worked for.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:56:00 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/3139598/roof-repair-replacement-in-louisiana-how-to-chose-the-right-shingles http://activerain.com/blogsview/2883686/roof-repair-baton-rouge-louisiana-proper-ventilation-for-longer-shingle-life- <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you have had your Baton Rouge Louisiana roof inspected recently and were told your roofs shingles look older to the inspector than they really are, it could be due to improper attic ventilation.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Proper attic ventilation is crucial to the overall health of your home. If your attic is not properly ventilated it could cause premature shingle wear, excess moisture in your attic and insulation, mold growth and higher than normal electric bills. One cause of this somewhat new anomaly is the way houses have been constructed over the last couple decades. With Louisiana homes being built with plastic wrap, triple insulated windows and magnetically sealed doors. All these new building technics cause less air flow through the home and moisture build up in the attic among other damaging effects that have resulted in many unforeseen problems that need addressed by your contractor. You have to think of proper attic ventilation as your homes ability to breath.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">One of the most damaging side effects of improper attic <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com/" title="Roofing Contractor Louisiana" target="_blank">ventilation</a> is the build up of moisture. Excess moisture in your attic can lead to a 25%-50% reduction in your insulations efficiency which will lead to higher energy bills. If you have not had your attic inspected by a trained professional you should as soon as possible. A trained roofing professional can check for proper ventilation as well as check the temperature and moisture content of your attics insulation and inspect for damaging mold.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Another side effect of improper attic ventilation is premature shingle wear. If your attic holds to much heat your shingles could blister. The cause of shingle blister is the build up of gasses released by the asphalt in the shingle and that can get trapped in the surrounding layers and eventually pop leaving pock marks that look similar to hail damage. I have inspected many houses in the Louisiana area this year that should have&nbsp; their roof replaced strictly from the excess blistering which is somewhat preventable. The proper way air should move through your attic is from the soffit through the attic and out the ridge vent. The problem with many homes is improper soffit vents or not enough ridge vent or possibly improper type of ridge vent. A high efficiency ridge vent is an excellent way to increase air flow through your <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com/" title="real estate AL" target="_blank">attic</a>.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you leave your attic unchecked all these problems plus many others can and will cost you thousands of dollars to repair. Mold alone can not only cost thousands to remove but left unchecked could lead to a homes demolition just to get rid of it all. The average 2,500 square foot <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Hunting west texas" target="_blank">homes</a> roof will cost $10,000.00 or more to replace.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A simple check of your Baton Rouge, Louisiana&rsquo;s home could save all these potential headaches and many thousands of dollars. Hire a trained professional roofing expert in your area to do a complete attic and roof inspection and save yourself money on repairs as well as utility bills.&nbsp;</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:47:07 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2883686/roof-repair-baton-rouge-louisiana-proper-ventilation-for-longer-shingle-life- http://activerain.com/blogsview/2837051/roof-replacement-baton-rouge-louisiana-does-my-roof-have-hail-damage <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">How do you know if your Baton Rouge Louisiana roof has hail damage? Typically hail needs to be around 1 1/4 inches in diameter or about the size of a half dollar to cause any real damage to heavy composite shingles or a wood shake shingle.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Many things can cause damage to shingles other than hail, tree limbs can cause roof damage in a couple ways, overhanging tree limbs will make your roof have more algae build up. Homes with tree limbs touching the roof can be damaged by the rubbing of the tree limbs as well as the extra algae it causes. If your Louisiana house has a lightweight composite shingle smaller hail will cause damage, hail quarter size and even smaller can damage a roof of this grade. If your <a href="http://theroofcrafters.com/" title="Roof repair Louisiana" target="_blank">Baton Rouge home</a> has an older roof or has deteriorated to some degree, dime or pea size hail can cause your homes roof to be damaged.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you witnessed hail at your Baton Rouge <a href="http://louisianalandsource.com/" title="Louisiana land for sale " target="_blank">Louisiana</a> home and think you may have roof damage look for other things on the ground around your house including screens, shutters, gutters, wood fencing and be sure&nbsp; to check your car but remember new cars and trucks have special panels that can take hail hits better than cars of the past, they can even self heal to some degree so don&rsquo;t let your cars lack of hail damage deter you from checking on your homes roof.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you inspect your <a href="http://texaslandsource.com/" title="Texas land for sale" target="_blank">homes</a> roof yourself there are other types of damage to consider besides just hail. A composite shingle is made up of four layers: a matting composed of glass fibers or organic materials; asphalt; a filler made of sand and limestone; and granules made of crushed stone with ceramic coating. The damage caused by hail hits during a hail storm will knock the granules off the matting and expose the asphalt to weather extremes and the sun causing the shingle to deteriorate and shrink. The shingle will show embrittlement and harding after being exposed to the sun and weather&nbsp; and over time they will become more susceptible to hail damage.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you try to inspect your Louisiana home on your own a few things to keep in mind about hail are how the damaged areas of the roof look, hail damage will happen in a totally random pattern of strike hits, if you can see a pattern to the damage it is most likely not hail. In addition to the granules being knocked off during a hail storm, if the hail was large enough the shingles matt could be bruised. Shingle bruising can be felt in the matt by lifting the shingle tab up and feeling a tiny dimple in the back of the shingle matt directly behind the crater left by the hail strike.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you have completed an inspection of your Baton Rouge Louisiana roof, one type of shingle damage that can look very similar to hail is blisters. Shingle blistering can even fool some insurance adjusters. Heat causes the asphalt to release gases, sometimes those gases are trapped by the surrounding layers and can pop leaving pockmarks in the shingles. A couple ways to tell the difference between a hail hit and blistering, blisters will never have bruising and if you place your finger on a blister the edges will feel sharp. &nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you feel you have hail damage call your insurance agent and file a claim, your insurance company will send an adjuster out to inspect your roof and remember it is always best if you are untrained to have a professional Baton Rouge Louisiana roofing company at the adjusters meeting to represent your interest.</span></p> <div class="agent_signature"><p>Chuck Magee with <a href="http://alabamalandsource.com" title="Alabama land for sale" target="_blank">AlabamaLandsource.com</a></p></div> chuck magee (http://your-landsource.com) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:19:53 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/2837051/roof-replacement-baton-rouge-louisiana-does-my-roof-have-hail-damage