From your current roof being in disrepair to the possibility of selling your home or wanting to make your home more energy-efficient, you have many reasons to replace your home's roof. This job is a huge undertaking and preparing your property will ensure your home is protected during the process and will minimize any life disruptions as well.
Here are a few simple tips to help you prepare your family, home, and neighbors for your roof replacement.
Prepare Your Yard and Garage
Depending upon the type of roof you are having removed and installed, your roofing contractor will need to bring up dumpsters, materials, and other large objects that will be set on your property. Here are a few simple tips to help you get your yard and garage ready before the new roof is installed:
- Remove satellite dishes and antennas. Contact your satellite installer to have the satellite removed from your roof. Remove any antennas from the roof as well.
- Clean your yard and deck. Remove any items you do not want accidentally damaged from your yard and deck, such as your children's toys, grill, and patio furniture.
- Move your vehicles off your property.
Relocate the car or truck that is parked in your driveway or on your property. Particularly move vehicles that are in the way of the roofing contractor.
- Cut back overhanging trees.
Hire an arborist to cut back any limbs or tree branches that are hanging over your roof. This will make the job easier for the roofing company and will protect your new roof from future damage.
You should also mow your lawn and clean up your yard, which will make it easier for the roofing company to locate and clean up any nails or other smaller pieces of debris that can fall off your roof during the replacement.
Prepare Your Home
The banging of pounding nails and employees walking on your roof can inadvertently cause damage to your home. Luckily, there are several ways to prevent this damage before the roofing replacement begins. For example, remove all the pictures, knickknacks, and hangings off the walls that may accidentally fall when the roof is being replaced.
Your attic is the most vulnerable to damage because the workers will literally be on top of the attic replacing the roof. Remove any valuable objects or objects you do not want to be damaged from the attic, such as your holiday decorations.
Cover any larger items in your attic that you cannot move, such as big pieces of furniture, with plastic sheets to protect these items from dust and debris falling on the objects.
Prepare Your Pets and Family
The process of removing an existing roof and replacing it with a new roof can take several days. This can be a loud process, and if you have small children or pets, the noise and new people can be very jarring. Consider taking your kids and pets to a friend or family's home while your house's roof is being replaced. If your kids are home, make sure they remain inside and safe from the flurry of roofing activity.
Additionally, let your neighbors know your home's roof is being replaced and that the process will be noisy. You can also warn them that there will be unfamiliar vehicles and people on your property.
From removing items off your walls and deck to pruning your trees and protecting your kids and pets, you should always prepare your property and family for having your roof replaced. Contact the professional team at
Whittle's Roofing Co. Inc
with any of your roofing related questions.
