''Snowbird'' Media Advisory; Cooley Home Tips on Maintaining Your Roof for the Season.Business Editors/Real Estate Writers PAWTUCKET, R.I. and FLORIDA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 Approximately 23 percent of residential housing in Florida is manufactured homes and most of those homeowners aren't sure of the proper way to maintain their roofs. Manufactured home roofs are "low slope" and warrant proper maintenance to guard against Florida's extreme and unpredictable weather including heavy rains, gusty gust·y adj. gust·i·er, gust·i·est 1. Blowing in or marked by gusts: a gusty storm. 2. Characterized by sudden outbursts. winds, hurricanes, etc. Cooley Building Products, a provider of roofing systems for Florida homeowners for over two decades, recently released its first in a series of "Cooley Home Tips" for maintaining a roof. Cooley will be releasing the bi-monthly "Cooley Home Tips," to provide practical, free roof maintenance advice for Florida's manufactured homeowners. Cooley Home Tips - Maintaining Your Roof Generally, every roof should be inspected twice per year for deterioration, breaks in seams, cracks, and blisters in the coatings. Each year, clean and inspect rain gutters, downspouts, skylights and flashings for leaks or holes. Never climb up on a roof unattended. 1. Shingled Roofs - Shingles shingles: see herpes zoster. shingles or herpes zoster Acute viral skin and nerve infection. Groups of small blisters appear along certain nerve segments, most often on the back, sometimes after a dull ache at the site; pain becomes on manufactured homes wear out quickly, generally within 7 to 9 years, and it is critical to check shingles often for damage, especially after a storm. Never allow a high pressure washer A pressure washer is a mechanical device that uses high-pressure water to remove mold, grime, dust mud and dirt from surfaces and objects such as buildings, vehicles and concrete road surfaces. to be used on your shingle roof, it will remove the granules Granules Small packets of reactive chemicals stored within cells. Mentioned in: Allergic Rhinitis, Allergies that protect the shingle. 2. Metal Roofs - Old metal roofs should be coated at least once every two years and cleaned with a hose twice a year to remove debris. 3. Coated Roofs - Once a roof is coated, it is critical to check the integrity of the coating and remove any mildew mildew, name for certain fungi and protists, for the diseases they cause in various crops, and for the discoloration (and sometimes the weakening and disintegration) they cause in such materials as leather, fabrics, and paper. from the surface with a diluted chlorine bleach solution and rinse with a strong detergent. 4. Membrane Roofs - Membrane roofs have the best resistance to Florida's extreme weather and are the easiest to maintain. The surface of the membrane can be cleaned using a pressure cleaner (2500 psi) with a biodegradable biodegradable /bio·de·grad·a·ble/ (-de-grad´ah-b'l) susceptible of degradation by biological processes, as by bacterial or other enzymatic action. bi·o·de·grad·a·ble adj. , non-corrosive, non-toxic, water-soluble detergent, such as Borax borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate (sō`dēəm tĕ'trəbôr`āt dĕk'əhī`drāt), chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1. . Cooley Building Products (CBP CBP competitive protein binding. ), based in Pawtucket, RI, is the world's leading supplier of insulated membrane roof systems for residential applications. Since 1980, over 800 million square feet (SF) of Cooley's roof systems have been successfully installed on commercial and residential roofs worldwide. The first Cooley roofs were installed in Florida beginning in 1980, and today approximately 25 million SF have been installed providing high-performance and exceptional quality. Cooley Building Products is a Cooley Group Company. For more information about Cooley Roof systems please call 1.800.444.4023 or visit www.cooleygroup.com. |
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