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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Winter Storm Aftermath


What a winter rain and wind storm we just had last week, over 6 inches of rain. We have received many phone calls from home owners, with trees that have fallen over because of some of the 80 mile an hour winds from the major winter storm. We lost power at our office, and had to use one of our generators to get the phone system online, our computers we down but we were able to help people with water coming into their homes. All over the city power was out, people were calling all upset, we have 4 guys out helping people anyway we could to stop the leaks. We worked all weekend tarping roofs from the wind damage to the roofs.

The rain finally stopped for a while on Sunday, but we had some snow over night, and Monday the roofs had a small amount of snow on the roofs, which are very slippery to walk on. We went to some homes where the trees had ripped big holes in the roof sheathing, and water had been pouring in. Homeowners had called there insurance companies to let them know that their homes had been damaged from the heavy winds and torrential rain from this storm. Lots of businesses in Westbrook were underwater from the heavy rain, and the Scarborough marsh had risen to the highest levels in years. With all the earth quakes all over the world, you have to wonder what is going on with the weather. We have had very little snow here in southern Maine and really not much precipitation at all. Finally the power has been turned on but we have many roofs schedule for this spring, and if anyone ever needs help after these storms, call us and we will do whatever we can do to help you. I’ll talk with you soon. Dave Deschaine

This is from other sources:

After a night of heavy rains water spilled over the river's banks, shutting down a section of Route 302 and flooding nearby parking lots. A second teenager, who ended up in the water after his kayak tipped over, managed to get himself to shore.
Westbrook's police chief says the decision to take the kayaks out in those conditions not only put the teens in danger, but also put the rescuers at risk.

The winter storm that knocked out power for tens of thousands in Maine is quickly becoming a fading memory. Not so for nearly 1,000 homes and businesses still in the dark, however.Central Maine Power said its utility crews had reduced the number of power outages to 898 by noon. That means the utility missed its goal of restoring electricity for everyone by Monday night.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Is your roof ready for the winter?













Is your roof ready for winter?
Remember those cold days, and long winter nights? Is your roof ready? We can’t forget the major snow storms that dropped several feet of snow each storm, and broke records all last season. We shoveled over 100 roofs during last years season, and I can honestly say, I have never seen so much Ice and snow create so much interior water damage.
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After the last winter season had past, we started researching some other methods for ice removal, and ice dam prevention. We have found a good company that created a de-icing system, that eliminates ice dams from forming automatically along the eves and in the valleys. This de-icing system has a thermostat that will turn off and on when the temperature falls below 40 degrees. This system is very expensive, and requires a dedicated circuit from your main electrical panel.

This system will prevent interior damage from happening. We also have our roof maintenance, or roof shoveling packages available for the season. Anyone who would like to be put on our priority customer list please contact our office for more information. With a purchase of one of our winter roof maintenance packages, you can also request a winter inspection with one of our roofing specialist. I will begin my weekly blog entry's, so make sure to check in for more of Dave Deschaine's Southern Maine Home Improvements. See the winter roof shoveling video below.






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