The summer of 2020 is shaping up to be one of Southwest Florida’s hottest on record. Unfortunately, record heat also means record utility bills as A/C systems run nearly nonstop to keep homes and businesses cool. Is an inefficient A/C system to blame? In many cases, A/C systems are working precisely as designed, but they’re fighting a losing battle against solar radiation. During the
Safety and technology have always been paramount at Target Roofing & Sheet Metal. Now, Target Roofing has married the two to protect employees and customers in light of COVID-19. The company is offering “no-touch” roof estimates that minimize face-to-face contact. Previously, inspectors would meet a property owner or property manager on-site for a discussion before accessing the roof for a complete review. Then, findings
When you’re driving through rain and encounter a puddle, your vehicle can lose traction. Roadways are engineered to use gravity to direct rainwater into trenches, but wear and tear from heavy traffic can disrupt the natural flow. The same design principles apply to roofs. The steep slope of residential roofs essentially eliminates the possibility of
Every product comes with a warranty, and that includes your roof. But every warranty also comes with fine print, pages upon pages of disclaimers written by the manufacturer that provide “outs” – reasons why the company does not have to repair or replace a particular item. Manufacturers place the responsibility on you, the product owner, to
Property owners carry many types of insurance to ensure they are protected: general property insurance, flood insurance, hurricane insurance, liability insurance, workers compensation insurance, commercial auto insurance, business interruption insurance and others. There is one type of insurance policy, though, that offers the best protection – a good roof. For a business owner, a good
Target Roofing & Sheet Metal has earned a FleeceBACK Champions Award from Carlisle SynTec Systems, a leading manufacturer of high-quality roofing materials. Champions Award winners represent an elite group of highly skilled contractors who are committed to installing Carlisle’s FleeceBACK line of durable, robust roofing systems, which includes ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM), thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Florida’s sun is brutal. If you’re outdoors for extended periods, overexposure can have devastating consequences, ranging from heat exhaustion and dehydration to sunburns and skin cancer. Doctors recommend wearing a hat and a thick layer of sunscreen, both of which help keep you safe. But what about your roof? It bears the full force of the sun and heat, day after
Florida roofs take a beating during hurricanes, tropical storms and severe weather. If your roof is damaged by high winds, heavy rain or lightning, you’re likely not alone. Locally, the region’s established roofing companies will assemble strike teams capable of making immediate repairs and scheduling out projects for the weeks and months ahead. Unfortunately, these respected and licensed companies won’t be alone. Out-of-area, and even out-of-state, roofing contractors often descend upon neighborhoods
Southwest Florida is a growth market that’s saturated with contractors – roofers, builders, plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs and more. Visit Yellow Pages for a roofing contractor in Naples, for example, and 205 companies are listed. Search in Fort Myers, and a whopping 334 companies will show up. Google, Bing and Yahoo will produce similar results. Search engines may take you to splashy, well-designed websites aimed at generating leads, but bad companies can have great
Florida law gives commercial and residential property owners up to three years to file insurance claims for hurricane damage. Why so much time? Some damage isn’t immediately discovered after a hurricane or tropical storm. In fact, our team of Haag-certified inspectors at Target Roofing & Sheet Metal are still finding evidence of unreported damage from
