BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – All this rain may be a headache for homeowners. However, it’s a gold mine for roofers. Cardinal Roofing in Birmingham is seeing nearly triple the variety of jobs this winter. And they’re not the most effective ones experiencing a spike in calls. But if your roof is leaking, it may be some time before busy roofers can come out and restore it. Cardinal Roofing Owner Jody Rogers said all this rain is a blessing and a curse. “I like it, but I can’t make any cash without putting any roofs on,” he stated. While the jobs stack up, Rogers says the rain maintains falling, which delays whilst they could actually go out and make maintenance.
So the roofers are making the most of the quick-dry moments. “Whenever we get these breaks, we run out, we placed tarps on it, just to cowl it up till it stops raining. And then we can do a permanent restoration,” said Rogers. He said while we get wet weeks lower back to again, that’s while owners discover they have got trouble, consisting of finding water stains to your ceilings. But Roger stated there’s a way to avoid this before it becomes a difficulty. “Most human beings assume when you put a roof on, it’s the closing time you’re going to touch it for twenty years. A roof is much like the whole lot else. It wishes renovation,” he said. “You need to have anyone examine your roof every five years to ensure the entirety’s desirable on it.” Cardinal Roofing is asking clients to be affected person, announcing as soon as the rain moves out, then they’ll finally be able to get to the roles piling up this wet winter season.