Thursday, September 15, 2011
FALL HOME AND GARDEN
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Roofing Continued from Page 2
the website at www.allseason.com. Jake Stevens of Stevens Siding & Window in Benton, who only installs asphalt shingle roofs, and said he has found a niche market in the gutters, snow breaks and other accessories required for buildings with metal roofs. “I just got into it this year,” he said. “It’s a fairly big market for me. There are a lot of steel roofs out there.” Stevens said many homeowners do not realize when they opt for a metal roof that the snow will come sliding off that roof and can do damage or pose a nuisance around the home. He said he has seen ranch homes where the snow has come off the roof and blocked the door. Stevens also has repaired decks damaged by falling snow and replaced gutters that were ripped off by snow as it slid off a metal roof. So in addition to installing IKO asphalt shingle roofs, Stevens has been responding to the needs of metal roof customers who did not have appropriate snow blocks, snow breaks or snow fences used to control and contain the snow as it falls
from a metal roof. He also sells and attaches seamless aluminum gutters and gutter toppers, which are covers designed to prevent damage from falling snow. Asphalt shingles continue to be a popular choice among his customers, Stevens said, noting IKO asphalt shingles are readily available and offer lifetime limited warranties.
“Pretty much every lumberyard in the area carries them, and the warranties are good,” he said. “It’s reasonable to expect the average person to get 25 to 30 years on a roof.” Stevens has a particular method he follows when shingling a roof, aimed at making Contributed photo
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Before (bottom) and after (top) photos of Taconnet Federal Credit Unions’ new roof line and siding done by Steven’s Siding and Roofing.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Advance 1 Cleaning Service......................15 All-Season Home Improvement Co...........16 Apple Farm Directory................................19 Apple Farm, The ........................................19 Audette's Hardware....................................11 Augusta Fuel Company ...............................7 Bailey's Orchard.........................................19 Bob The Plumber .......................................16 Bob's Cash Fuel .........................................16 Budget Blinds of Augusta..........................15 Campbell's Building Supply ......................12 Cayford Orchards.......................................19 Chore Store, The ........................................18 County Fair Farm.......................................19 Cross Insurance............................................9 Fortin's Home Furnishings.........................20
Furlongs Home & Yard Care .....................16 Gerald MacKenzie Inc. ..............................16 Hammond Lumber Company ....................14 Hammond Tractor ........................................7 Home Improvement Directory...................16 Kent's Hill Orchard ....................................19 Knights Farm Supply .................................18 KSW Federal Credit Union .................16, 17 L.N. Violette...............................................17 Lakeside Orchards .....................................19 LaPointe Lumber Co., Inc. ........................16 Lemieux's Orchard.....................................19 Longfellow's Greenhouse ..........................17 MacKenzie Landscaping............................16 Maine State Credit Union ..........................13 Mason's Lawnmower .................................15
Mason's Lawnmower .................................18 McVety's Hearth & Home .........................11 Mt. Nebo Orchard......................................19 North Country Power Sports .......................9 North Star Orchards...................................19 Rocky's Stove Shoppe..........................15, 16 Sandy River Apple Farm............................19 Shop From Home Flooring........................16 Steven's Siding & Window Co. .................14 Storer & Sons.............................................15 Teague Distributors ...................................12 Trailside Performance................................18 Ware-Butler, Inc.........................................16 Willow Pond Farm .....................................19 Winslow Aluminum ...................................14