Christmas Light Roof Review Tips from KTM Roofing Atlanta

As the holiday seasons starts to unwind and homeowners look to take down outdoor decorations, make sure to take advantage of an opportunity to inspect your home's roof. On KTM Roofing's website (ktmroofing.com) a common roofing problems page is available with tips to help identify potential roofing problems, including signs of potential roof hail damage and leakage.

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The process of taking down outdoor Christmas decorations provides an excellent time to visually inspect a roof. Homeowners should look for any related, or unrelated external signs of damage, as well as interior evidence for potential leaking.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 2, 2010

Homeowners that decorated the exterior of their homes this Christmas season can take advantage of some basic roof inspection tips and methods to identify common roofing problems as identified by Atlanta roofer, KTM Roofing (ktmroofing.com).

The expansion of exterior home decorating options, including increasing affordability of low energy LED lights has resulted in many homeowners decorating for the first time ever, or expanding their holiday decorations for the 2009-2010 holiday season. The increase of homeowners participating in exterior home decorating is both an opportunity to inspect your home's roof, while at the same time a potential danger to your home's roof should you not secure outdoor lights correctly.

In the event Christmas lights are attached to the roof, KTM Roofing advises residents to safely secure the lights to the gutter system and not directly secure the lights to the roof. Lights directly secured to a home's roof can leave a hole the size of a BB. The damage possible from such a hole if left alone can be substantial during the rainy season in the spring.

Tim McLoughlin, President of KTM Roofing explains, "The process of taking down outdoor Christmas decorations provides an excellent time to visually inspect a roof. Homeowners should look for any related, or unrelated external signs of damage, as well as interior evidence for potential leaking."

KTM Roofing Inspection Tips:
While focusing outdoors on taking down Christmas decorations, focus on these potential roofing problems:

Tree branches touching the roof
Hail damage onto a roof vent
Damage and possible leakage due to satellite television mounts
Architectural shingles slipping due to improper nail placement
Shingle damage as a result of installing gutter leaf guards
Gutter improperly installed (allowing water to flow over and damage shingles)
Chimney without a cricket or saddle (this is a wood framed structure that diverts water away and prevents debris and water collection)
Deteriorating plumbing boot

While inspecting, don't forget to take a moment and check in the attic for any signs of leaking. Should you suspect your home has suffered damage, contact KTM for questions about Atlanta roof repair, including hail damage roof repair. The reliable Atlanta roofing contractors at KTM do provide free Atlanta roof estimates.

For more information, or to receive a free roofing estimate visit ktmroofing.com

About KTM Roofing
KTM Roofing has been raising roofing standards in Georgia since 1984™. This Atlanta roofing company is dedicated to excellence in professional roofing. Specializing in roof replacements, KTM can work with a variety of roof materials including natural slate, synthetic slate, clay tile, concrete tile, cedar, pine, cypress, modified bitumen and asphalt. You can receive a roof proposal from KTM Roofing by visiting ktmroofing.com, or by calling 678-565-7663.

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