Roofing Concepts Inc.

Central Coast homeowners are already watching the forecast, and many are starting to think about their roofs before the first real storm of the season arrives. A roof that's held up fine through a dry summer can behave very differently once sustained rain, wind, and runoff put it to the test. The homeowners who fare best each winter are usually the ones who took a closer look in September, not November. Why Rain Season Catches Roofs Off Guard Most roof problems don't start during a storm —...

There's a storm season coming, and this time, the forecasters aren't hedging. Climate researchers tracking this year's El Niño are calling it one of the strongest on record — with some models putting the odds of an above-average rain season at 70 to 100 percent, and a real chance that this winter lands among the wettest California has ever recorded. For most homeowners, that news lives somewhere in the back of their mind until the first storm actually hits. And by then, it's often too late to...

Gutters don't get much attention. They sit quietly along the roofline doing their job in the background — which is exactly why it's easy to forget they're a system that needs occasional attention of their own, especially on the Central Coast. ​ A Climate That Works on Gutters From Two Directions Coastal properties throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties deal with a climate pattern that's a little different from purely inland areas. For long stretches of the year, marine layer...