When people think about keeping their house safe, they tend to think about a security system or door locks, but not a gutter system. Gutters do aalot to keep your Houston home safe and sound. They help direct water away from your roof and away from the foundation of your home. This contributes to preventing leaks and foundation damage, particularly when water can suddenly freeze, causing cracks and damage. Before you install gutters, there are some considerations you need to think about. Here is what you need to know before you install gutters at your Houston home.

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Before starting the gutter installation process, you will want to have some idea of how much the project will cost. Your roofing company should provide you with an accurate and reasonable price estimate before work begins. If they refuse to provide you with a quote, that should be a big red flag.

Gutters Should Compliment, Not Distract

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Proven Technology Today with a Focus on Tomorrow

We hope that you have had a wonderful summer. As we enter a new season, we want to share some of our technological advances that continue to impact the quality and durability of our metal roofing systems. Our 35-year history allows us to produce metal roofing products with predicted reliability; but that doesn?t keep us from working into the future.

Metal Roofing: Centuries Old, Forever New

The basics of quality metal roofs have changed very little over time; basics such as how the panels connect to each other and the roof deck. Our flagship product, Rustic Shingle, was introduced by Kaiser Aluminum in 1959. It is perhaps the most tested and proven residential roofing system available today. Though we have enhanced the Rustic Shingle, the basic design and fastening system have not changed at all.

Many of our advancements in metal roofing have involved the coatings that are used to protect and beautify the products. And over the years ? we?ve made plenty of advancements!

1994: Superior Coatings for Durability

We began using coatings that are PVDF chemistry. These finishes are unmatched for fade and chalk resistance and carry long-term warranties. This technology is so superior that there are no coatings on the horizon that exceed it for durability and performance.

1996: Print Coats for Enhanced Designs

We pushed the envelope even further with the introduction of ?print coats?. These unique processes allow us to create high-definition patterns like slate and weathered copper; and to produce shingles that are not monochromatic. In some cases, the print coats have as many as four layers of baked on PVDF technology coatings. We see this print coat technology as the future of residential metal roofing.

2000: ThermoBond Finish for Extra Endurance and Custom Colors

We brought our proprietary ThermoBond powder PVDF finish to market. Available as an option on all of our products, this textured finish is multi-hued and very robust in terms of thickness, durability, and scratch resistance. The ThermoBond option allows us to produce custom colors to meet homeowners? exact needs. We are the only national manufacturer of residential metal roofing offering this unique coating.

Another First: Cool Roof Technology

We were the first residential metal roofing manufacturer to switch to ?cool roof? technology utilizing special pigments that reflect radiant heat. This allows us to produce metal shingles in dark colors that meet Energy Star standards for reflective roofing. Homeowners often report energy savings of 20% and more after our products are installed.

Building on Proven Technology Today with a Focus on Tomorrow

While we are on the leading edge of metal roofing technology, everything we do is based upon the proven technology we already know. If you?re in the market for a metal roof, please call us at 1-800-543-8938 or complete our ?Locate A Dealer? web form. And, of course, please consider Liking our FaceBook page for daily inspirational and humorous posts.

As always, we are looking to the future, and are dedicated to bringing customers the finest in beautiful, durable, metal roofing.

Metal Roofing and Ohio

Classic Metal Roofing Systems president Todd Miller was recently interviewed by the Ohio Department of Development and asked why the company is located in Ohio. The results are one in a series of interviews the state of Ohio is doing to focus on the benefits of doing business in Ohio.

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Classic has its national headquarters and primary manufacturing in Piqua, Ohio. Additional manufacturing is located in Houston, Texas and Dubuque, Iowa. The company also has a sales office in Louisville, Kentucky.

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