Roof Maintenance Guides

Roof maintenance is the least glamorous and highest-return thing you can do to a house. A roof that is inspected, kept clear and has its flashing sealed will commonly outlast an identical neglected one by five years or more — on a full replacement, that is a large sum deferred.

This section covers the routine: what to check each spring and autumn, keeping gutters and valleys clear so water leaves rather than sits, trimming limbs back before they abrade shingles, and watching attic ventilation, which quietly governs how long the roof above it lasts.

It also covers the specifically Indiana problems — ice damming at eaves after a thaw, moss and algae on shaded north slopes, and the granule loss that follows a hail season. Most of it is observation rather than work, and most of it you can do from the ground with binoculars.

If you only act on one thing here, make it attic ventilation. It is the most common cause of a roof failing early that homeowners never suspect.

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