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04
May
2009

San Diego - Perfect Weather Makes for Perfect Roofing

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Yes, it’s entirely true what they say about San Diego, California. The weather there, pretty much year round, is perfect. It’s hard to say anything bad about 70-80 degree temps and hardly any rain or cloudy days. Sure, there’s a time in June when it clouds up for about a week or so, but thats it.

So with all this climate perfection going on there, the homeowners in this part of Southern California can choose from almost any type of roofing material and be safe. Almost any common roofing product will last you as long as you would hope in San Diego.

San Diego’s #1 Roofing Material
If you have ever seen a picture of a house in the San Diego, CA area you would notice the most common roofing material there, it’s clay. This is an abundant material in SoCal and in extreme conditions clay roofing won’t last all that long, but in San Diego it will. Its beautiful, can be colored or shaded to match a home reasonably well and is relatively cheap. So when in San Diego, do as the San Diegans (??) do… and for San Diego roofing, they do clay.

17
Mar
2009

Let’s Look at Southern California Roofing!

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Southern California is arguably the most beautiful region in the country. With somewhat moderate temperatures and glorious mountain landscapes and beaches from San Diego, to Dana Point up past Santa Barbara.

Most people think one type of roofing material when they think about Southern California (or as the locals call it, SoCal). The truth is, this roofing material that we all think of is VERY common in SoCal. It is a type of clay material that has been used in warmer, dryer climates for a long, long time. Terracotta roofing is generally red but can also been seen in some shades of yellow.

Other types of roofing in Southern California include ceramic and asphalt shingles. SoCal is definitely a roofers best friend, the warm dry temps can cause cracking and damage even without too much time or extreme conditions.