Unpredictable weather can negatively impact your home. With its exterior components exposed to the elements, your home may suffer various forms of damage. Fortunately, you can minimize risks by implementing measures to protect your home in the event of storms or other harsh weather conditions. Residential roofing contractor Roofer Chicks® shares three suggestions here.
[Read more…]The Importance of Soffits to Your Home
The material between the roof’s eaves and your home’s external wall is referred to as soffits. They may not be as visible as the roof and siding, but you should not undermine their significance. Soffits are an integral part of your roofing system and should be properly maintained alongside your roof.
[Read more…]Understanding Your Insurance Paperwork – Is That Even Possible?
Between SNOVID and the recent hailstorms, many homeowners in central Texas are filing insurance claims. If you have never filed a claim, the claim report (aka loss summary) your insurance company sends you can be extremely confusing. Let’s face it – even if you have filed a claim before, it can be confusing. But with just some basic information, that “loss summary” can start to make a lot of sense.
[Read more…]“Dude, look! There’s a chick on the roof!”
Since the industrial revolution, women have been gradually allowed to enter the workforce. From then forward, every generation has taken strides to increase their opportunities. Jobs for women have expanded from tedious factory work then to doctors, lawyers, and business owners today. However, there are still untapped industries where women have been dissuaded and sometimes denied entry. One such industry is roofing and construction, which we here at Roofer Chicks® know and love. We are doing all we can to redefine what makes a skilled tradesman. Our craft lends itself to hard working, intelligent people without the need for financially draining, extended education and although it takes a special kind of person, roofing knows no gender.
According to Indeed.com and MoneyWise.com the average roofer in Texas makes $14,000 more annually than the median salary for women without a college degree. Even now, single women can struggle to get by, especially if they have dependents. Often women become limited by the price of childcare.
What does a career in roofing look like? A trainee starts with basics: tearing off old roofing, packing it to the trailer, then cleaning the ground below. Later, they begin assisting installers, observing techniques, and eventually running the coveted nail gun. Aside from roofing, they learn carpentry, metal work and a bit of engineering. There is a natural progression from working on the crew – the industry offers positions in sales, production, management, IT solutions, etc. The roofing industry is limitless.
Our all-female crew, which began in October 2020, has successfully shattered the stereotypes that women are too weak to handle a labor-intensive job like roofing. In fact, they continue to exceed expectations and have developed into a productive, efficient, well-oiled machine. Each young lady has found their niche. The organized leadership of their foreman, the speed and focus of the installers, the attention to detail of their carpenters, and the remarkable tenacity of the laborers have proven that they can not only make their way in this industry but become a rising force and set a standard for others to aspire to meet. And this is just the beginning…
We, at Roofer Chicks®, are growing and expanding. We would like to empower women who may have what it takes to take their destiny by the horns and join us in our journey to success.