When our husband in addition to I first purchased our home, we knew there were some complications with the roof.
The roof had obviously been patched multiple times in addition to there was an frightening number of layers of shingles.
Although we realized that cutting the roof absolutely off in addition to installing modern was necessary, we held off for as long as possible. The two of us had other priorities. There were complications with the amount, pressure in addition to cleanliness of our water supply. The pipes leaked in addition to tended to clog. The gas furnace, central air conditioner in addition to ductwork were in such bad shape that we were reluctant to start them up. The two of us hired a local HVAC business who was able to restore the duct system with thorough cleaning in addition to sealing procedures. The air conditioner in addition to gas furnace needed to be updated to more modern systems. The two of us were looking at a huge investment in addition to not even considering attacking the roof as well, but however, the HVAC business strongly recommended having the roof updated first. He said that a modern roof in addition to some insulation in the attic would reduce the heat gain/loss of the home; By minimizing demands on the heating in addition to cooling equipment, we’d be able to purchase smaller sized equipment, however smaller unit costs less to buy, install in addition to operate. The two of us took his advice, took out a loan in addition to hired a roofing business! My husband in addition to I handled the insulation in the attic on our own. It was a horrible, time-consuming in addition to bad job. The HVAC business then calculated the sizing for the modern gas furnace in addition to air conditioner in addition to we were impressed by how much money we saved, then plus, we pay lower energy bills every month in addition to prefer a much more comfortable home.