Check Out Our New Video!

We now have our new Diamond Certified video! They did a great job and we are excited to be able to share it with you all! Enjoy!

Hope you have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Sincerely,
Roofmax
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It’s a new year and a new decade! Our New Year’s Resolution…

Can you believe it is 2010?! I Remember waiting anxiously as a 13-year-old girl for the lights to blow out and the world to come to a halt when 2000 came. Funny how I braced myself for the Y2K hype and nothing happened (and magnetized by the 13 year olds that didn’t have a clue)! But now, 10 years later, it continues to amaze me how times change.

One of the biggest changes has been the rise of social marketing. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, LinkedIn, Delicious and blogs are just a few of the innumerable social marketing sites on the web today. There are so many ways to communicate on the web and so many people use it as a source of expression. For a time, this blog was simply used to post news and articles that we thought would be of interest and benefit to our customers. We will still use it for that. However, we are also hoping to spend more time actively contributing to the conversation. It’s our New Year’s Resolution!

So we ask, what are you talking about? What are your roofing and solar questions and needs? What are your roof repair needs? We have many skilled roofing and solar estimators in the office that can help answer your questions and concerns. Please also visit our website at www.roofmax.net (newly designed, by the way!), our Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Concord-CA/Roofmax/195005836216?ref=ts, and our Twitter page at http://twitter.com/Roofmax. We know you are out there! We are excited to hear from you and start the conversation!

Again, wishing you the very happiest New Year,

Tara Thornock

Roofmax

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A call for rooftop solar panels – Business – NewsObserver.com

BY JOHN MURAWSKI – Staff Writer

RALEIGH — An environmental advocacy group that says North Carolina’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising proposes a solution: Putting solar panels on nearly 700,000 rooftops.

Environment North Carolina, in a report to be issued today, says that based on current solar energy development in the state, the sun could supply at least 14 percent of the state’s energy needs in two decades.

The group’s report identifies Wake and Mecklenburg counties as having the greatest number of rooftops suitable for solar panels.

The Raleigh advocacy group is the latest in a string of environmental organizations to issue reports setting lofty goals for renewable resources and energy efficiency. The organizations emphasize that green energy targets that once seemed inconceivable are within reach if backed by government policies to pay the costs.

Environment North Carolina in Raleigh doesn’t estimate a price for its solar proposal, but according to a state regulator it would be astronomical — more than $100 billion at the current price for solar panels.

A call for rooftop solar panels – Business – NewsObserver.com.

Great Video

This video is a great humorous masterpiece by a plumbing business.  It outlines a similar work flow that we try to emulate.  It is very funny and creative.  Enjoy.

What is a roofing ‘square’?

Have you ever wondered what a ‘square’ is in terms of roofing?  A square is 100 square feet.  The amount of roofing materials is usually measured in squares.  Therefore a roof with 3600 square feet requires 36 ‘squares’ of materials.  Therefore, when an estimator comes out to view your property and measure the roof, they will estimate how many ‘squares’ of materials they will need for the project.  This number is then factored into the total estimate for the cost of the work.  See?  Now you know what they are all talking about when they talk about ‘squares’…36 squares, 27 squares, 23 squares, 45 squares…get it?

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